Which to use
“hod” is a verb and “hots” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,395
- “hod” frequency rank
- #37,029
- “hots” frequency rank
- 86424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hod | hots |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To bob up and down on horseback, as an inexperienced rider may do; to jog. | A condition of physical attraction toward (for) someone. |
Letter map: hod vs hots
Shared letters muted; letters that set hod and hots apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hod runs 3 letters (CVC) against hots's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hod and hots
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hod is averb and hotsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hod is recorded at frequency rank #49,395, classified as averb, pronounced /hɒd/. hots is at rank #37,029, tagged as anoun.
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 86424, this pair ranks #8,974 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hod vs hots
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hod": d. Private to "hots": st.
"hod" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hots" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hots ← hhots · hotts · htos · ohts
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hod" and "hots" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hod" vs "hots" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "hod" vs "hots" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hod" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,974 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hod" and "hots" 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 #8,974 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.