# Horus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA [hɔːɹəs] · frequency rank #31,206

## Definitions
1. The ancient Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship.

## Etymology
From Late Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr.

## Easily confused with
- **Hou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-hou)
- **hos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-hos)
- **Hus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-hus)
- **hour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-hour)
- **hots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-hots)
- **hows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-hows)
- **hoss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-hoss)
- **house** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-house)
- **hours** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-hours)
- **hurts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-hurts)
- **hosts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-hosts)
- **how's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-how-s)
- **hoses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-hoses)
- **howls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horus-vs-howls)
- **hor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hor-vs-horus)
- **horn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horn-vs-horus)
- **hers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-horus)
- **Homs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homs-vs-horus)
- **Haus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haus-vs-horus)
- **hora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hora-vs-horus)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hhorus`, `horrus`, `horsu`, `horuss`, `hrous`, `ohrus`

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