Which to use
“Hodder” and “Hodges” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,283
- “Hodder” frequency rank
- #17,630
- “Hodges” frequency rank
- 65913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hodder | Hodges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An English surname originating as an occupation, for the trade name hodder | A surname originating as a patronymic. |
Letter map: Hodder vs Hodges
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hodder and Hodges apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Hodder and Hodges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Hodder vs Hodges
Hodder and Hodges are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hodder is recorded at frequency rank #48,283, classified as aname. Hodges is at rank #17,630, tagged as aname.
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 65913, this pair ranks #70,474 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hodder vs Hodges
Shared letters: deho. Private to "Hodder": r. Private to "Hodges": gs.
"Hodder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Hodges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hodder" and "Hodges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "Hodder" or "Hodges" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Hodder" and "Hodges".
- Full dictionary entry for "Hodder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hodges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,474 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hodder" and "Hodges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hodder vs holier". 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 #70,474 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.