Which to use
“hora” and “horn” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #232
- “hora” frequency rank
- #25,004
- “horn” frequency rank
- 25236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hora | horn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | período de sessenta minutos de tempo; unidade de medida de tempo | chifre |
Where the eye mixes hora and horn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hora (CVCV) and horn (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between hora and horn
A purely visual mix-up. hora (['ɒ.rɐ]) and horn (/hɔɹn/) 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 a single letter - a in “hora” becomes n in “horn”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hora is recorded at frequency rank #232, classified as anoun, pronounced ['ɒ.rɐ]. horn is at rank #25,004, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hɔɹn/.
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 25236, this pair ranks #44,120 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hora vs horn
Shared letters: hor. Private to "hora": a. Private to "horn": n.
"hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "horn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hora" and "horn" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hora" vs "horn" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hora" and "horn" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "horn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,120 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hora" and "horn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "homen vs horn". 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 #44,120 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.