Which to use
“hide” and “Horde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,219
- “hide” frequency rank
- #17,614
- “Horde” frequency rank
- 65833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hide | Horde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Haut eines Tiers | organisierte Gruppe von Individuen (meist Säugetieren), welche sich einen Lebensraum teilen |
Where the eye mixes hide and Horde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hide runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Horde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hide with Horde
A purely visual mix-up. hide ([haɪd]) and Horde ([ˈhɔʁdə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hide is recorded at frequency rank #48,219, classified as anoun, pronounced [haɪd]. Horde is at rank #17,614, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔʁdə].
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 65833, this pair ranks #593,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hide vs Horde
Shared letters: deh. Private to "hide": i. Private to "Horde": or.
"hide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Horde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hide" and "Horde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hide" vs "Horde" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Horde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #593,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hide" and "Horde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs hide". 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 #593,460 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.