Which to use
“hazard” and “hoard” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,348
- “hazard” frequency rank
- #21,540
- “hoard” frequency rank
- 28888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hazard | hoard |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. | A hidden supply or fund. |
Where the eye mixes hazard and hoard
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hazard runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against hoard's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hazard vs hoard
A purely visual mix-up. hazard (/ˈhæzəd/) and hoard (/hɔɹd/) 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 28888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hazard is recorded at frequency rank #7,348, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhæzəd/. hoard is at rank #21,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɔɹd/.
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 28888, this pair ranks #367,492 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hazard vs hoard
Shared letters: adhr. Private to "hazard": z. Private to "hoard": o.
"hazard" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "hoard" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hazard" and "hoard" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hazard" or "hoard"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hazard" and "hoard" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hazard" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hoard" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,492 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hazard" and "hoard" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoard vs Hoare". 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 #367,492 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.