Which to use
“hogar” and “hora” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,267
- “hogar” frequency rank
- #286
- “hora” frequency rank
- 1553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hogar | hora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hueco o superficie en la que se enciende fuego. | Cada una de las 24 partes de igual duración en que se divide el día, a su vez subdivididas cada una de ellas en 60 minutos. |
Where the eye mixes hogar and hora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hogar vs hora
A purely visual mix-up. hogar ([oˈɣ̞aɾ]) and hora ([ˈoɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hogar is recorded at frequency rank #1,267, classified as anoun, pronounced [oˈɣ̞aɾ]. hora is at rank #286, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoɾa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 1553, this pair ranks #321,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hogar vs hora
Shared letters: ahor. Private to "hogar": g. Private to "hora": -.
"hogar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hogar" for "hora" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hogar" or "hora"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hogar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hogar" and "hora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hidra vs hora". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #321,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.