Which to use
“heroes” and “hordes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,582
- “heroes” frequency rank
- #23,887
- “hordes” frequency rank
- 46469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heroes | hordes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de hero. | Pluriel de horde. |
Where the eye mixes heroes and hordes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. heroes (CVCVVC) and hordes (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: heroes vs hordes
A purely visual mix-up. heroes (\ˈhɪɹ.oʊz\) and hordes (^((h aspiré))\ɔʁd\) 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 46469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heroes is recorded at frequency rank #22,582, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈhɪɹ.oʊz\. hordes is at rank #23,887, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁd\.
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 46469, this pair ranks #194,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heroes vs hordes
Shared letters: ehors. Private to "heroes": -. Private to "hordes": d.
"heroes" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "hordes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "heroes" and "hordes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "heroes" or "hordes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "heroes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hordes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heroes" and "hordes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hordes vs hornet". 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 #194,686 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.