Which to use
“Horus” is a name and “hos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,206
- “Horus” frequency rank
- #31,601
- “hos” frequency rank
- 62807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Horus | hos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The ancient Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship. | plural of ho |
Letter map: Horus vs hos
Shared letters muted; letters that set Horus and hos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Horus and hos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Horus is aname and hosanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Horus is recorded at frequency rank #31,206, classified as aname, pronounced [hɔːɹəs]. 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 62807, this pair ranks #86,421 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Horus vs hos
Shared letters: hos. Private to "Horus": ru. Private to "hos": -.
"Horus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Horus ← hhorus · horrus · horsu · horuss · hrous · ohrus
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Horus" 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 #86,421 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Horus" and "hos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs hos". 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 #86,421 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.