Which to use
“hora” is a noun and “hot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #286
- “hora” frequency rank
- #8,127
- “hot” frequency rank
- 8413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hora | hot |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Caluroso. |
Where the eye mixes hora and hot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hora is [ˈoɾa] while hot is /hɒt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hora is recorded at frequency rank #286, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoɾa]. hot is at rank #8,127, tagged as anadj, pronounced /hɒt/.
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 8413, this pair ranks #305,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hora vs hot
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hora": ar. Private to "hot": t.
"hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hora ← hhora · hoar · horra · hroa · ohra