Which to use
“hole” is a noun and “houve” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,052
- “hole” frequency rank
- #672
- “houve” frequency rank
- 26724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hole | houve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | buraco | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo haver |
Letter map: hole vs houve
Shared letters muted; letters that set hole and houve apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hole runs 4 letters (CVCV) against houve's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hole and houve
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hole is anoun and houveaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26724, 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/. houve is at rank #672, tagged as averb.
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 26724, this pair ranks #42,369 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hole vs houve
Shared letters: eho. Private to "hole": l. Private to "houve": uv.
"hole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "houve" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hole" and "houve" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hole" vs "houve" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "hole" and "houve". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "houve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,369 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hole" and "houve" 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 #42,369 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.