Which to use
“Hoare” is a name and “hoarse” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,979
- “Hoare” frequency rank
- #43,691
- “hoarse” frequency rank
- 93670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hoare | hoarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc. |
Letter map: Hoare vs hoarse
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hoare and hoarse apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Hoare runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against hoarse's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Hoare vs hoarse
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hoare is aname and hoarseanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hoare is recorded at frequency rank #49,979, classified as aname. hoarse is at rank #43,691, tagged as anadj, pronounced /hɔːs/.
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 93670, this pair ranks #1,747 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hoare vs hoarse
Shared letters: aehor. Private to "Hoare": -. Private to "hoarse": s.
"Hoare" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "hoarse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hoare" and "hoarse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "Hoare" or "hoarse" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "Hoare" vs "hoarse" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hoare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hoarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,747 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hoare" and "hoarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hoare 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 #1,747 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.