horca

[ˈoɾka]

/[ˈoɾka]/ noun

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The verdict

“horca” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,812. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,812
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vara o palo cuyo extremo se bifurca en varias puntas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-horca · horca · Spanish

horca · rank #23,812 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,812
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH homogénea

Nearest frequency peer: homogénea (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “horca”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “horca” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

horca vs hoya
60% similar
horca vs horn
60% similar
horca vs Horno
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “horca”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.horcacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “homogénea” (#23,811), “hostias” (#23,813), “homer” (#23,810). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “horca” va en #23,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around horca (IPA [ˈoɾka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,812 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for horca, with forms such as "hhorca", "hocra", and "horac". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is horca, spelled H-O-R-C-A.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how horca appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es un tronco hincado drecho, que es A, el qual, por la parte de arriba, está abierto a modo de una horca, ansí como se vehe pintado.
  2. El eje de las ruedas portadoras de la máquina va alto y está encorvado en forma de horca, para que pueda pasar por encima de los tallos del maíz sin rozarlos.

Synonyms

bieldohorquetahorquillahorquillotorgagarabatotorga

This word in other languages

gallows(English)gibet(Français)forca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhorca
  • hocra
  • horac
  • horcca
  • horrca
  • hroca
  • ohrca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of horca - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhorca1hocra2horac2horcca1horrca1hroca2ohrca2
Edit distance from "horca"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "horca", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

homer#23,810haced#23,805grava#23,800gramo#23,799

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

ganes7 variantsgamer7 variantscupón7 variantspalco7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list