Which to use
“hark” is a verb and “hora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,592
- “hark” frequency rank
- #49,403
- “hora” frequency rank
- 85995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hark | hora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To listen attentively. | A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. |
Letter map: hark vs hora
Shared letters muted; letters that set hark and hora apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hark (CVCC) and hora (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - hark and hora
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hark is averb and horaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hark is recorded at frequency rank #36,592, classified as averb, pronounced /hɑː(ɹ)k/. hora is at rank #49,403, tagged as anoun.
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 85995, this pair ranks #9,557 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hark vs hora
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "hark": k. Private to "hora": o.
"hark" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "hark" vs "hora" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hark" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,557 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hark" and "hora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs hora". 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 #9,557 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.