honour

/ˈɒnə(ɹ)/

//ˈɒnə(ɹ)// noun

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"honour" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“honour” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,815. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,815
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.

Corpus desk

Index EN-honour · honour · English

honour · rank #3,815 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,815
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH honey

Nearest frequency peer: honey (-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 “honour”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “honour” 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).

honour vs hour
67% similar
honour vs humour
67% similar
honour vs honoured
75% similar

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

Key facts for honour
PropertyValue
Headwordhonour
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɒnə(ɹ)/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,815
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “honour”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).honourlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “honey” (#3,814), “hook” (#3,816), “Gordon” (#3,813). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “honour” is #3,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around honour (IPA /ˈɒnə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,815 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for honour, with forms such as "hhonour", "hnoour", and "honnour". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "hour", "humour", "honoured", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is honour, spelled H-O-N-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Honours are normally awarded twice a year: on The Queen's Birthday in June and at the New Year.
  2. The lorde of the honour or manour

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhonour
  • hnoour
  • honnour
  • honoru
  • honourr
  • honuor
  • hoonur
  • ohnour

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of honour - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhonour1hnoour2honnour1honoru2honourr1honuor2hoonur2ohnour2
Edit distance from "honour"

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 "honour"?
"honour" is spelled H-O-N-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɒnə(ɹ)/.
What does "honour" mean?
As a noun, "honour" means: British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
What words are commonly confused with "honour"?
"honour" is commonly confused with "hour", "humour", "honoured". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "honour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "honour" is /ˈɒnə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "honour" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gordon#3,813hunter#3,817Kansas#3,822legacy#3,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

lands8 variantsbands8 variantsalleged8 variantssucks8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list