Which to use
“Holmes” is a name and “hordes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,402
- “Holmes” frequency rank
- #23,887
- “hordes” frequency rank
- 37289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Holmes | hordes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille d’origine anglaise. | Pluriel de horde. |
Letter map: Holmes vs hordes
Shared letters muted; letters that set Holmes and hordes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Holmes and hordes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for Holmes / hordes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Holmes is aname and hordesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Holmes is recorded at frequency rank #13,402, classified as aname. 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 37289, this pair ranks #263,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Holmes vs hordes
Shared letters: ehos. Private to "Holmes": lm. Private to "hordes": dr.
"Holmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hordes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Holmes" and "hordes" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
Pair "Holmes" vs "hordes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Holmes" 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 #263,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Holmes" 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 #263,510 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.