Which to use
“hora” and “horca” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #286
- “hora” frequency rank
- #23,812
- “horca” frequency rank
- 24098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hora | horca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Vara o palo cuyo extremo se bifurca en varias puntas. |
Where the eye mixes hora and horca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hora with horca
A purely visual mix-up. hora ([ˈoɾa]) and horca ([ˈoɾka]) 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 24098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hora is recorded at frequency rank #286, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoɾa]. horca is at rank #23,812, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoɾka].
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 24098, this pair ranks #242,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hora vs horca
Shared letters: ahor. Private to "hora": -. Private to "horca": c.
"hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "horca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hora" and "horca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hora" vs "horca" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "horca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hora" and "horca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "horca vs orca". 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 #242,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.