hors

^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ\

/^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ\/ prep

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The verdict

“hors” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#688
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Préposition servant à marquer l’exclusion du lieu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hors · hors · French

hors · rank #688 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #688
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hein

Nearest frequency peer: hein (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “hors”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “hors” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

hors vs Hs
25% similar
hors vs hr
50% similar
hors vs hot
50% similar

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

Key facts for hors
PropertyValue
Headwordhors
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#688
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “hors” se place dans la fréquence du français

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hein » (#687), « joue » (#689), « lequel » (#690). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around hors (IPA ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ\), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #688 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for hors, with forms such as "hhors", "horrs", and "horss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hs", "hr", "hot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hors, spelled H-O-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Préposition servant à marquer l’exclusion du lieu.
  2. 2
    Excepté.
  3. 3
    Il s’employait devant les verbes à l’infinitif avec la préposition de et devant les autres modes verbaux avec la particule que. On dit aujourd’hui loin de et sauf que.
  4. 4
    Marque toujours l’exclusion de la chose indiquée par le complément.
  5. 5
    Quelquefois préposition de temps et sert à marquer l’exclusion du temps.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Muni même d’un pain de savon, il prit, sur le bord d’un cours d’eau, hors la ville, son premier bain depuis seize mois.
  2. Hors barrière.

This word in other languages

outside(English)fuera(Español)außer(Deutsch)fora(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhors
  • horrs
  • horss
  • hosr
  • hros
  • ohrs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hors - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhors1horrs1horss1hosr2hros2ohrs2
Edit distance from "hors"

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 "hors"?
"hors" is spelled H-O-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ\.
What does "hors" mean?
As a preposition, "hors" means: Préposition servant à marquer l’exclusion du lieu.
What words are commonly confused with "hors"?
"hors" is commonly confused with "Hs", "hr", "hot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hors"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hors" is ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hors" come from?
"hors" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hein#687joue#689cher#682cour#669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

coupe6 variantsaider6 variantsimage6 variantseuros6 variants

What to do next

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  • "hors" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Hs". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #688 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "H" letter cohort. H–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list