Which to use
“horca” and “hoya” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,812
- “horca” frequency rank
- #33,648
- “hoya” frequency rank
- 57460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | horca | hoya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vara o palo cuyo extremo se bifurca en varias puntas. | Depresión de forma aproximadamente cóncava practicada en una superficie |
Where the eye mixes horca and hoya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. horca runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hoya's 4 (CVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses horca with hoya
A purely visual mix-up. horca ([ˈoɾka]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
horca is recorded at frequency rank #23,812, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoɾka]. 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 57460, this pair ranks #70,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of horca vs hoya
Shared letters: aho. Private to "horca": cr. Private to "hoya": y.
"horca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hoya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "horca" for "hoya" ever safe?
Frequency check: "horca" vs "hoya" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "horca" and "hoya" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "horca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hoya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "horca" and "hoya" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoi vs hoya". 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 #70,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.