hordes

^((h aspiré))\ɔʁd\

/^((h aspiré))\ɔʁd\/ noun

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The verdict

“hordes” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,887
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de horde.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hordes · hordes · French

hordes · rank #23,887 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,887
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hobbit

Nearest frequency peer: hobbit (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « hordes »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « hordes » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hordes vs hors
67% similar
hordes vs hôtes
50% similar
hordes vs horse
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hordes
PropertyValue
Headwordhordes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɔʁd\
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,887
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hordes »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).hordesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hobbit » (#23,886), « hospital » (#23,888), « hammam » (#23,885). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hordes » est au #23,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around hordes (IPA ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁd\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,887 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de horde.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hordes, with forms such as "hhordes", "hodres", and "horddes". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "hors", "hôtes", "horse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hordes, spelled H-O-R-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de horde.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hordes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il me conduisit à travers d’innombrables et immenses salles, dans lesquelles il me présenta à des hordes de gens, dont j’oubliais les noms au fur et à mesure qu’il les énonçait.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhordes
  • hodres
  • horddes
  • hordess
  • hordse
  • horeds
  • horrdes
  • ohrdes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hordes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhordes1hodres2horddes1hordess1hordse2horeds2horrdes1ohrdes2
Edit distance from "hordes"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hordes"?
"hordes" is spelled H-O-R-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁd\.
What does "hordes" mean?
As a noun, "hordes" means: Pluriel de horde.
What words are commonly confused with "hordes"?
"hordes" is commonly confused with "hors", "hôtes", "horse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hordes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hordes" is ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hordes" come from?
"hordes" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hordes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hobbit#23,886hammam#23,885hymnes#23,889haines#23,884

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Ignace8 variantsgriefs8 variantsGinette8 variantsindigo8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list