horda

//ˈɔɾ.dɐ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,769

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

horda is aPortuguesenoun. It means: bando indisciplinado Pronounced /ˈɔɾ.dɐ/. Often confused with horn and horto.

Key facts for horda
PropertyValue
Headwordhorda
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɔɾ.dɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,769
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of horda in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for horda is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɔɾ.dɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,769 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for horda, with forms such as "hhorda", "hodra", and "horad". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "horn", "horto", "horse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is horda, spelled H-O-R-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    bando indisciplinado
  2. 2
    grupo de vândalos, malfeitores
  3. 3
    coletivo de monstros

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhorda,hodra,horad,hordda,horrda,hroda,ohrda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for horda

Misspelling Variants of "horda"

hhorda6hodra5horad5hordda6horrda6hroda5ohrda5
Misspelling Variants of "horda"

Frequency rank: #26,769 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "horda"?
"horda" is spelled H-O-R-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɔɾ.dɐ/.
What does "horda" mean?
As a noun, "horda" means: bando indisciplinado
What words are commonly confused with "horda"?
"horda" is commonly confused with "horn", "horto", "horse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "horda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "horda" is /ˈɔɾ.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "horda" come from?
"horda" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter H in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.