Which to use
“hora” and “hoya” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #286
- “hora” frequency rank
- #33,648
- “hoya” frequency rank
- 33934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hora | hoya |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Depresión de forma aproximadamente cóncava practicada en una superficie |
Where the eye mixes hora and hoya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. hora ([ˈoɾa]) and hoya ([ˈoʝa]) 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 a single letter - r in “hora” becomes y in “hoya”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hora is recorded at frequency rank #286, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoɾa]. hoya is at rank #33,648, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoʝa].
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 33934, this pair ranks #194,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hora vs hoya
Shared letters: aho. Private to "hora": r. Private to "hoya": y.
"hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hoya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV