Which to use
“hook” is a noun and “hor” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,816
- “hook” frequency rank
- #45,433
- “hor” frequency rank
- 49249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hook | hor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. | her |
Where the eye mixes hook and hor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hook and hor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hook is /hʊk/ while hor is /høː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hook is recorded at frequency rank #3,816, classified as anoun, pronounced /hʊk/. hor is at rank #45,433, tagged as apron, pronounced /høː/.
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 49249, this pair ranks #185,407 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hook vs hor
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hook": k. Private to "hor": r.
"hook" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hook ← hhook · hok · hoko · hookk · ohok
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hook" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,407 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hook" and "hor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs hor". 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 #185,407 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.