Which to use
“hora” and “horde” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,403
- “hora” frequency rank
- #21,541
- “horde” frequency rank
- 70944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hora | horde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. | A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude. |
Letter map: hora vs horde
Shared letters muted; letters that set hora and horde apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hora runs 4 letters (CVCV) against horde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on hora vs horde
hora and horde 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hora is recorded at frequency rank #49,403, classified as anoun. horde is at rank #21,541, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɔːd/.
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 70944, this pair ranks #48,614 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hora vs horde
Shared letters: hor. Private to "hora": a. Private to "horde": de.
"hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "horde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hora" and "horde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hora" vs "horde" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "hora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "horde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,614 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hora" and "horde" 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 #48,614 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.