hoarder

/ˈhɔɹdɚ/

//ˈhɔɹdɚ// noun

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"hoarder" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hoarder” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,690
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hoarder · hoarder · English

hoarder · rank #43,690 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,690
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hoarse

Nearest frequency peer: hoarse (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hoarder”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hoarder” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hoarder vs horde
71% similar
hoarder vs Hoare
57% similar
hoarder vs holder
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hoarder
PropertyValue
Headwordhoarder
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhɔɹdɚ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,690
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hoarder”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).hoarderlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “hoarse” (#43,691), “Holyoke” (#43,692), “homebrew” (#43,693). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hoarder” is #43,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around hoarder (IPA /ˈhɔɹdɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,690 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for hoarder, with forms such as "haorder", "hhoarder", and "hoadrer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "horde", "Hoare", "holder", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English horder, hordere (“a keeper of a store of goods”), from Old English hordere (“a treasurer, steward, chamberlain”), equivalent to hoard + -er. The correct English form is hoarder, spelled H-O-A-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hoarder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A bill to demonetize existing French gold coinage has been introduced in the Chamber of Deputies by Deputies Lenoir, Bouffandeau, and Eymond. The purpose is to force hoarders to bring out gold estimated at 4,000,000,000 francs which is still kept in hiding in spite of patriotic appeals to the owners to exchange it for notes.
  2. Like many lonely people, he was an inveterate hoarder, making and surrounding himself with objects, barriers against the demands of human intimacy.

Etymology

From Middle English horder, hordere (“a keeper of a store of goods”), from Old English hordere (“a treasurer, steward, chamberlain”), equivalent to hoard + -er.

This word in other languages

acumulador(Español)collectionneur(Français)Messie(Deutsch)acumulador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • haorder
  • hhoarder
  • hoadrer
  • hoardder
  • hoarderr
  • hoardre
  • hoaredr
  • hoarrder
  • horader
  • oharder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hoarder - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

haorder2hhoarder1hoadrer2hoardder1hoarderr1hoardre2hoaredr2hoarrder1
Edit distance from "hoarder"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hoarder"?
"hoarder" is spelled H-O-A-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɔɹdɚ/.
What does "hoarder" mean?
As a noun, "hoarder" means: One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.
What words are commonly confused with "hoarder"?
"hoarder" is commonly confused with "horde", "Hoare", "holder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hoarder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hoarder" is /ˈhɔɹdɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "hoarder"?
From Middle English horder, hordere (“a keeper of a store of goods”), from Old English hordere (“a treasurer, steward, chamberlain”), equivalent to hoard + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hoarder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Holyoke#43,692Howells#43,696goofing#43,672godlike#43,671

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

headdress10 variantsGodhead10 variantsessayist10 variantsleeward10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list