horda

[ˈoɾð̞a]

/[ˈoɾð̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“horda” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,895. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,895
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grupo de una etnia migratoria, que se desplaza por necesidades bélicas, económicas o de otro tipo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-horda · horda · Spanish

horda · rank #24,895 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,895
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH homicida

Nearest frequency peer: homicida (-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 “horda”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “horda” 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).

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

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

Key facts for horda
PropertyValue
Headwordhorda
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoɾð̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,895
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “horda”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “homicida” (#24,894), “ib” (#24,896), “igualitaria” (#24,897). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “horda” va en #24,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around horda (IPA [ˈoɾð̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,895 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for horda, with forms such as "hhorda", "hodra", and "horad". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hoya", "horn", "Horno", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is horda, spelled H-O-R-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grupo de una etnia migratoria, que se desplaza por necesidades bélicas, económicas o de otro tipo.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, grupo numeroso, desorganizado y violento
  3. 3
    Tipo de sociedad propuesto por Émile Durkheim, en que el único vector de cohesión son las afinidades, sin necesidad de estructura de ninguna clase.

This word in other languages

horde(English)horde(Français)Horde(Deutsch)horda(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhorda
  • hodra
  • horad
  • hordda
  • horrda
  • hroda
  • ohrda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of horda - 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.

hhorda1hodra2horad2hordda1horrda1hroda2ohrda2
Edit distance from "horda"

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 "horda"?
"horda" is spelled H-O-R-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoɾð̞a].
What does "horda" mean?
As a noun, "horda" means: Grupo de una etnia migratoria, que se desplaza por necesidades bélicas, económicas o de otro tipo.
What words are commonly confused with "horda"?
"horda" 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 "horda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "horda" is [ˈoɾð̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "horda" come from?
"horda" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

falls#24,869Leyva#24,931mojar#24,957Darla#24,821

Similar misspelling depth

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

Ezeiza7 variantsllueva7 variantsmiddle7 variantsnutre7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list