Which to use
“hora” and “hoz” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #286
- “hora” frequency rank
- #23,446
- “hoz” frequency rank
- 23732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hora | hoz |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Herramienta para segar trigo y otros cereales. Está formada por un mango corto que se ase con una sola mano y una hoja metálica curva con filo y dientes pequeños por el lado interior. La forma de la hoja permite que se de un corte se pueda cosechar un manojo de cañas y espigas. |
Where the eye mixes hora and hoz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. hora ([ˈoɾa]) and hoz ([ˈos]) 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 23732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hora is recorded at frequency rank #286, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoɾa]. hoz is at rank #23,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈos].
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 23732, this pair ranks #244,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hora vs hoz
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hora": ar. Private to "hoz": z.
"hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hoz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hora ← hhora · hoar · horra · hroa · ohra