Which to use
“Hoare” is a name and “horde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,979
- “Hoare” frequency rank
- #21,541
- “horde” frequency rank
- 71520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hoare | horde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude. |
Letter map: Hoare vs horde
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hoare and horde apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Hoare (CVVCV) and horde (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: Hoare vs horde
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hoare is aname and hordeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hoare is recorded at frequency rank #49,979, classified as aname. horde is at rank #21,541, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɔːd/.
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 71520, this pair ranks #46,387 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hoare vs horde
Shared letters: ehor. Private to "Hoare": a. Private to "horde": d.
"Hoare" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "horde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Hoare" and "horde" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "Hoare" or "horde" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Hoare" and "horde".
- Full dictionary entry for "Hoare" 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 #46,387 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hoare" and "horde" 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 #46,387 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.