Which to use
“Hodges” is a name and “horses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,630
- “Hodges” frequency rank
- #3,306
- “horses” frequency rank
- 20936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hodges | horses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname originating as a patronymic. | plural of horse |
Letter map: Hodges vs horses
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hodges and horses apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Hodges and horses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: Hodges vs horses
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hodges is aname and horsesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hodges is recorded at frequency rank #17,630, classified as aname. horses is at rank #3,306, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhoɹsɪz/.
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 20936, this pair ranks #427,589 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hodges vs horses
Shared letters: ehos. Private to "Hodges": dg. Private to "horses": r.
"Hodges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "horses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hodges" and "horses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Hodges" vs "horses" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Hodges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "horses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,589 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hodges" and "horses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hedged vs Hodges". 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 #427,589 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.