Which to use
“hora” and “hose” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,403
- “hora” frequency rank
- #10,710
- “hose” frequency rank
- 60113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hora | hose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. | A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid. |
Letter map: hora vs hose
Shared letters muted; letters that set hora and hose apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hora and hose follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on hora vs hose
hora and hose 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hora is recorded at frequency rank #49,403, classified as anoun. hose is at rank #10,710, tagged as anoun, pronounced /həʊz/.
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 60113, this pair ranks #102,108 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hora vs hose
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hora": ar. Private to "hose": es.
"hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hora" and "hose" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hora" vs "hose" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "hora" and "hose". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,108 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hora" and "hose" 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 #102,108 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.