Which to use
“horas” and “hours” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #279
- “horas” frequency rank
- #34,614
- “hours” frequency rank
- 34893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | horas | hours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Libro sacro con oraciones, iluminaciones y devociones para recitar en determinados momentos del día. | Forma del plural de hour. |
Where the eye mixes horas and hours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between horas and hours
A purely visual mix-up. horas ([ˈoɾas]) and hours (/ˈaʊəz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
horas is recorded at frequency rank #279, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoɾas]. hours is at rank #34,614, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʊəz/.
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 34893, this pair ranks #188,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of horas vs hours
Shared letters: hors. Private to "horas": a. Private to "hours": u.
"horas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hours" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "horas" for "hours" ever safe?
Frequency check: "horas" vs "hours" - which ranks higher?
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 "horas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "horas" and "hours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "horn vs hours". 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 #188,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.