# hora

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,403

## Definitions
1. A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.

## Etymology
From Hebrew הוֹרָה (hóra), Yiddish האָרע (hore), and Romanian horă, from Turkish hora, probably from Greek χορός (chorós, “dance”). Doublet of choir, chorus, and quire.

## Easily confused with
- **HR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hr)
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-how)
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hot)
- **hua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hua)
- **Hou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hou)
- **hoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hoy)
- **HRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hrc)
- **Hur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hur)
- **hos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hos)
- **HPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hpa)
- **HRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hrt)
- **hrm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hrm)
- **HSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hsa)
- **HOV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hov)
- **HRW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hrw)
- **hour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hour)
- **hurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hurt)
- **host** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-host)
- **horn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-horn)
- **hose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-hose)

## Common misspellings (5)
`hhora`, `hoar`, `horra`, `hroa`, `ohra`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hora