# hod vs horde

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hod
*verb · IPA /hɒd/ · frequency rank #49,395*
To bob up and down on horseback, as an inexperienced rider may do; to jog.

### horde
*noun · IPA /hɔːd/ · frequency rank #21,541*
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.

## Source
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