# horoscope

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/ · frequency rank #25,414

## Definitions
1. The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions.
2. An astrological forecast of a person's future based on such information.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French horoscope, from Medieval Latin horoscopus, from Ancient Greek ὡροσκόπος (hōroskópos), from ὥρα (hṓra, “any limited time”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”). By surface analysis, horo- + -scope.

## Common misspellings (13)
`hhoroscope`, `hoorscope`, `horocsope`, `horosccope`, `horoscoep`, `horoscoppe`, `horoscpoe`, `horosocpe`, `horosscope`, `horroscope`, `horsocope`, `hrooscope`, `ohroscope`

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