horca

/[ˈoɾka]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,812

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

horca is aSpanishnoun. It means: Vara o palo cuyo extremo se bifurca en varias puntas. Pronounced [ˈoɾka]. Often confused with hoya and horn.

Key facts for horca
PropertyValue
Headwordhorca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoɾka]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,812
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of horca in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for horca is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoɾka]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,812 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for horca, with forms such as "hhorca", "hocra", and "horac". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hoya", "horn", "Horno", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is horca, spelled H-O-R-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vara o palo cuyo extremo se bifurca en varias puntas.
  2. 2
    En particular, herramienta formada por un asta acabada en varias puntas, que se emplea para mover material suelto, como heno u hojarasca.
  3. 3
    Yugo en forma de horca₁ que se empleaba antiguamente para pasear públicamente a los vencidos en batalla o a los condenados a penas de escarnio.
  4. 4
    Dispositivo similar a una horca₃ que se coloca al cuello de los animales para impedirles pasar entre cercados.
  5. 5
    Estructura, antiguamente en forma de horca₁, que se emplea para ejecutar a los reos de pena de muerte colgándolos.
  6. 6
    Horca₁ con que se soporta un larguero horizontal o una rama de árbol.
  7. 7
    Parte saliente del hueso de la taba.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhorca,hocra,horac,horcca,horrca,hroca,ohrca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for horca

Misspelling Variants of "horca"

hhorca6hocra5horac5horcca6horrca6hroca5ohrca5
Misspelling Variants of "horca"

Frequency rank: #23,812 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "horca"?
"horca" is spelled H-O-R-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoɾka].
What does "horca" mean?
As a noun, "horca" means: Vara o palo cuyo extremo se bifurca en varias puntas.
What words are commonly confused with "horca"?
"horca" is commonly confused with "hoya", "horn", "Horno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "horca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "horca" is [ˈoɾka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "horca" come from?
"horca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.