Which to use
“hor” is a pronoun and “hora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,433
- “hor” frequency rank
- #49,403
- “hora” frequency rank
- 94836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hor | hora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | her | A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. |
Letter map: hor vs hora
Shared letters muted; letters that set hor and hora apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hor runs 3 letters (CVC) against hora's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: hor vs hora
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hor is apronoun and horaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hor” sits inside “hora”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hor is recorded at frequency rank #45,433, classified as apron, pronounced /høː/. hora is at rank #49,403, 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 94836, this pair ranks #1,215 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hor vs hora
Shared letters: hor. Private to "hor": -. Private to "hora": a.
"hor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hora ← hhora · hoar · horra · hroa · ohra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hor" and "hora" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "hor" or "hora" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hor" and "hora".
- Full dictionary entry for "hor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,215 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hor" and "hora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs hora". 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 #1,215 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.