horses

/ˈhɔː(ɹ)sɪz/

//ˈhɔː(ɹ)sɪz// noun

The verdict

“horses” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,941 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,941
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de horse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-horses · horses · Spanish

horses · rank #88,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,941
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hoyas

Nearest frequency peer: hoyas (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “horses”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “horses” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for horses
PropertyValue
Headwordhorses
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhɔː(ɹ)sɪz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “horses” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.horsescae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “hoyas” (#88,942), “honren” (#88,939), “homeless” (#88,938). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “horses” va en #88,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

horses is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,941 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhɔː(ɹ)sɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de horse.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for horses, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is horses, spelled H-O-R-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de horse.

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 "horses"?
"horses" is spelled H-O-R-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɔː(ɹ)sɪz/.
What does "horses" mean?
As a noun, "horses" means: Forma del plural de horse.
How do you pronounce "horses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "horses" is /ˈhɔː(ɹ)sɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "horses" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list