Which to use
“hora” and “horse” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #232
- “hora” frequency rank
- #22,675
- “horse” frequency rank
- 22907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hora | horse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | período de sessenta minutos de tempo; unidade de medida de tempo | cavalo |
Where the eye mixes hora and horse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hora runs 4 letters (CVCV) against horse's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hora vs horse
A purely visual mix-up. hora (['ɒ.rɐ]) and horse (/ˈhɔːɹs/) 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 22907, 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]. horse is at rank #22,675, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhɔːɹs/.
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 22907, this pair ranks #47,024 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hora vs horse
Shared letters: hor. Private to "hora": a. Private to "horse": es.
"hora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "horse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hora" and "horse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hora" vs "horse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "horse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,024 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hora" and "horse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "horda vs horse". 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 #47,024 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.