Which to use
“horse” and “hos” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,793
- “horse” frequency rank
- #31,601
- “hos” frequency rank
- 33394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | horse | hos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work. | plural of ho |
Letter map: horse vs hos
Shared letters muted; letters that set horse and hos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
horse 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
horse is recorded at frequency rank #1,793, classified as anoun, pronounced /hɔːs/. 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 33394, this pair ranks #329,808 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of horse vs hos
Shared letters: hos. Private to "horse": er. Private to "hos": -.
"horse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- horse ← hhorse · hores · horrse · horsse · hosre · hrose · ohrse