Which to use
“hole” and “homo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,052
- “hole” frequency rank
- #16,307
- “homo” frequency rank
- 42359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hole | homo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | buraco | homem, indivíduo da espécie humana |
Where the eye mixes hole and homo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hole and homo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses hole with homo
A purely visual mix-up. hole (/hoʊl/) and homo (/ˈhɔ.mo/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hole is recorded at frequency rank #26,052, classified as anoun, pronounced /hoʊl/. homo is at rank #16,307, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɔ.mo/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42359, this pair ranks #23,419 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hole vs homo
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hole": el. Private to "homo": m.
"hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "homo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hole" and "homo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hole" or "homo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "homo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,419 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hole" and "homo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hebe vs hole". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #23,419 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.