Which to use
“hour” and “hoyo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,613
- “hour” frequency rank
- #11,063
- “hoyo” frequency rank
- 45676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hour | hoyo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hora. | Depresión de forma aproximadamente cóncava practicada en una superficie. |
Where the eye mixes hour and hoyo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hour (CVVC) and hoyo (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses hour with hoyo
A purely visual mix-up. hour (/ˈaʊ.ə(ɹ)/) and hoyo ([ˈoʝo]) 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 45676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hour is recorded at frequency rank #34,613, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʊ.ə(ɹ)/. hoyo is at rank #11,063, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoʝo].
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 45676, this pair ranks #130,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hour vs hoyo
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hour": ru. Private to "hoyo": y.
"hour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "hoyo" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hour" for "hoyo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hour" or "hoyo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hour" and "hoyo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hoyo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hour" and "hoyo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hour vs hut". 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 #130,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.