Which to use
“holder” and “horde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,493
- “holder” frequency rank
- #16,642
- “horde” frequency rank
- 61135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holder | horde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Détenteur (dans le domaine financier, en particulier). | Tribu nomade d’Asie centrale. |
Where the eye mixes holder and horde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. holder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against horde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: holder vs horde
A purely visual mix-up. holder (\ɔl.dœʁ\) and horde (^((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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
holder is recorded at frequency rank #44,493, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔl.dœʁ\. horde is at rank #16,642, 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 61135, this pair ranks #93,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of holder vs horde
Shared letters: dehor. Private to "holder": l. Private to "horde": -.
"holder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "horde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "holder" and "horde" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "holder" or "horde"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "holder" and "horde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "holder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "horde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "holder" and "horde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Haller vs holder". 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 #93,896 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.