# Horace

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɒɹɪs/ · frequency rank #14,561

## Definitions
1. Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age (65–8 BCE).
2. A male given name from Latin.

## Etymology
From Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of obscure origin, possibly from Etruscan. Doublet of Horatio.

## Easily confused with
- **horse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horace-vs-horse)
- **horde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horace-vs-horde)
- **Horan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horace-vs-horan)
- **hora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-horace)
- **Hoare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoare-vs-horace)
- **homage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homage-vs-horace)
- **Harare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harare-vs-horace)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hhorace`, `hoarce`, `horacce`, `horaec`, `horcae`, `horrace`, `hroace`, `ohrace`

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