Which to use
“homes” and “hordes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,429
- “homes” frequency rank
- #23,887
- “hordes” frequency rank
- 60316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | homes | hordes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de home. | Pluriel de horde. |
Where the eye mixes homes and hordes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. homes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hordes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between homes and hordes
A purely visual mix-up. homes (^((h aspiré))\ɔm\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
homes is recorded at frequency rank #36,429, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔm\. 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 60316, this pair ranks #98,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of homes vs hordes
Shared letters: ehos. Private to "homes": m. Private to "hordes": dr.
"homes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hordes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "homes" and "hordes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "homes" vs "hordes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "homes" 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 #98,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "homes" and "hordes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "homes vs huées". 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 #98,246 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.