Which to use
“hoard” is a noun and “hod” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,540
- “hoard” frequency rank
- #49,395
- “hod” frequency rank
- 70935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hoard | hod |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A hidden supply or fund. | To bob up and down on horseback, as an inexperienced rider may do; to jog. |
Where the eye mixes hoard and hod
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hoard runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against hod's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hoard with hod
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hoard is /hɔɹd/ while hod is /hɒd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hoard is recorded at frequency rank #21,540, classified as anoun, pronounced /hɔɹd/. hod is at rank #49,395, tagged as averb, pronounced /hɒd/.
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 70935, this pair ranks #48,657 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hoard vs hod
Shared letters: dho. Private to "hoard": ar. Private to "hod": -.
"hoard" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "hod" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hoard ← haord · hhoard · hoadr · hoardd · hoarrd · horad · ohard
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hoard" for "hod" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "hoard" or "hod" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hoard" and "hod" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hoard" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hod" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,657 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hoard" and "hod" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hod vs hoke". 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 #48,657 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.