Which to use
“hoc” and “houx” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,770
- “hoc” frequency rank
- #45,659
- “houx” frequency rank
- 64429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hoc | houx |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de jeu de carte introduit, parait-il, en France par Mazarin. | Arbre toujours vert, de la famille des aquifoliacées, dont les feuilles sont luisantes et armées de piquants et dont le fruit est une baie d’un très beau rouge. |
Where the eye mixes hoc and houx
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hoc with houx
A purely visual mix-up. hoc (^((h aspiré))\ɔk\) and houx (^((h aspiré))\u\) 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 64429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hoc is recorded at frequency rank #18,770, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔk\. houx is at rank #45,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\u\.
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 64429, this pair ranks #77,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hoc vs houx
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hoc": c. Private to "houx": ux.
"hoc" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "houx" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- houx ← hhoux · houxx · hoxu · huox · ohux
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hoc" and "houx" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hoc" or "houx"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hoc" and "houx" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hoc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "houx" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hoc" and "houx" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Houda vs houx". 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 #77,129 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.