Which to use
“hora” and “hoy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,403
- “hora” frequency rank
- #26,117
- “hoy” frequency rank
- 75520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hora | hoy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. | A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port. |
Letter map: hora vs hoy
Shared letters muted; letters that set hora and hoy apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hora runs 4 letters (CVCV) against hoy's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: hora and hoy
hora and hoy 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 75520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hora is recorded at frequency rank #49,403, classified as anoun. hoy is at rank #26,117, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɔɪ/.
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 75520, this pair ranks #32,866 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hora vs hoy
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hora": ar. Private to "hoy": y.
"hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hoy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hora ← hhora · hoar · horra · hroa · ohra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hora" for "hoy" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hora" vs "hoy" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hora" and "hoy".
- Full dictionary entry for "hora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hoy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,866 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hora" and "hoy" 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 #32,866 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.