Which to use
“hor” is a pronoun and “hoyer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,433
- “hor” frequency rank
- #37,498
- “hoyer” frequency rank
- 82931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hor | hoyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | her | A device for transferring a person with serious mobility issues to and from the floor, a mobility device (such as a wheelchair), seating, and a bed. |
Letter map: hor vs hoyer
Shared letters muted; letters that set hor and hoyer apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hor runs 3 letters (CVC) against hoyer's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hor and hoyer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hor is apronoun and hoyeranoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82931, 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/. hoyer is at rank #37,498, 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 82931, this pair ranks #14,804 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hor vs hoyer
Shared letters: hor. Private to "hor": -. Private to "hoyer": ey.
"hor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hoyer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hoyer ← hhoyer · hoeyr · hoyerr · hoyre · hoyyer · hyoer · ohyer
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "hor" vs "hoyer" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hoyer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,804 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hor" and "hoyer" 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 #14,804 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.