Which to use
“hora” and “hos” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,403
- “hora” frequency rank
- #31,601
- “hos” frequency rank
- 81004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hora | hos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. | plural of ho |
Letter map: hora vs hos
Shared letters muted; letters that set hora and hos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hora runs 4 letters (CVCV) against hos's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: hora and hos
hora and hos 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 81004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hora is recorded at frequency rank #49,403, classified as anoun. hos is at rank #31,601, 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 81004, this pair ranks #18,635 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hora vs hos
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hora": ar. Private to "hos": s.
"hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hora ← hhora · hoar · horra · hroa · ohra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hora" and "hos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hora" or "hos"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hora" and "hos".
- Full dictionary entry for "hora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,635 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hora" and "hos" 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 #18,635 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.