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Dictionary.com:

ออกเสียง Hoard & horde = ‘HOHRD’ or ’’HAWRD’

 

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression

hoard & horde

A hoard is a store of laid-up article or items:

“This is the squirrels” hoard of nuts.”

Horde means “crowd”:

“A horde of picnickers descended upon the beach.”

 

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embre

horde

a wandering group or a swarm:

A horde of mosquitoes invaded the camp.

Not to be confused with:

hoard – a stash; to store away: 

In wartime people have a tendency to hoard supplies.

 

Dictionary.com

USAGE FOR HOARD

Hoard is sometimes wrongly written

where horde is meant:

hordes (not hoards) of tourists

 

Dictionary.com:

Hoard vs. Horde

What’s the difference between hoard and horde?

 

Hoard is a verb meaning to accumulate things 

and closely guard them, often in a greedy or excessive way, 

as in Dragons are known for hoarding treasure. 

 

It can also be used as a noun to collectively refer to 

the things that have been accumulated, 

as in a hoard of treasure.

 

Horde is a noun referring to a large group 

or mob of people, 

especially one considered in a negative way, 

as in I’d rather avoid the hordes of tourists.

 

The word horde is also used in a more specific way 

to refer to a group of nomads. 

It is especially associated with the Mongol army of the 1200s 

(Sometimes, known as the Golden Horde). 

Horde can also be a verb, 

meaning to gather or move in a horde, 

but this use is much less common.

 

Both words often relate to large groups, 

but a hoard is an accumulation of items, 

while a horde is a group of people (or animals).

 

To remember which spelling to use, 

remember that nomadic hordes sometimes travel on horses. 

The word hoard, on the other hand, hoards the letter A all for itself.

 

Example:

A horde of invaders sacked the city and looted the royal treasure hoard.

 

Dictionary.com

“Hoard” vs. “Horde”: 

Do You Know The Difference?

Published April 14, 2020

 

Are you staring at piles and piles of junk

and becoming increasingly concerned about 

the accumulation in, uh, someone‘s apartment?

No judgment if you’re asking for “a friend”!

We’re here to help you use the right words to describe this problem.

 

To properly examine the issue,

we’ve got to get the vocabulary pinned down:

does this chaos signal a problem with hoarding?

 

Or the tendency to horde 

instead of getting rid of unnecessary things?

 

Some people may not want to admit it, but the answer is hoard.

If you’re having trouble accepting this term,

you might be a hoarder, or 

a person who has accumulated things 

for the future that they don’t need right now.

 

Horde—as a verb or noun

—is only correct when used to discuss 

a big group of people or animals who can gather.

 

What does hoard mean?

If you’re one of those people stocking up 

on months’ worth of toilet paper or canned food, 

then hoard applies to you.

 

Defined as 

an “accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded 

for preservation, future use,” 

this noun refers to a large supply of something.

 

For example: 

The archeologist discovered the king’s hoard of gold coins.

 

As a verb, 

hoard means “to accumulate for preservation, future use, 

etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place.”

 

An example of this: 

People tend to hoard milk and bread when the weather forecast calls for a snowstorm.

 

This word can also mean 

to keep your thoughts or intentions a secret.

 

It’s possible to use the word hoard figuratively,

though this is more of an old-fashioned use:

 

There’s no point hoarding love in the heart; 

it’s meant to be given freely.

 

So, what you hoard doesn’t have to be large 

if the object is something prized 

that you’re trying to keep for yourself.

 

Hoard originated before 900 from the Old English hord.

 

What does horde mean?

Horde is similar to hoard in that 

it refers to an amount:

“a large group, multitude, number.”

Think flock of birds, a pack of wolves, or hungry beasts.

 

This noun can also mean “a mass or crowd,”

like the hordes of people waiting in line at Target 

for it to open or the tourists gawking at the Mona Lisa.

 

Its original sense, however, refers to 

“a tribe of Asian nomads or any nomadic group in general.”

 

The word is derived from the Turkish ordā and ordū,

for “royal residence” or “camp,” 

and later, “any military encampment, army.”

 

Horde can function as a verb 

that is used without a direct object 

to describe how a group, multitude, or number gathers:

The lions horde together near the stream.

 

Clearly, the lions “gather” together; 

they are not hoarding sanitizer.

 

How to use horde vs. hoard

To summarize:

to hoard refers to accumulating items,

while to horde is to gather as a group.

If you associate horde with people and animals, 

you’re on the right track.

 

If you’re describing a swarm of people or animals, 

the right word is horde.

                                                                    

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choose the Right Synonym for horde

CROWD, THRONG, HORDE, CRUSH, MOB

mean an assembled multitude.

CROWD implies a close gathering and pressing together. a crowd gathered

THRONG and HORDE suggest movement and pushing.

a throng of reporters a horde of shoppers

CRUSH emphasizes the compactness of the group, 

the difficulty of individual movement, 

and the attendant discomfort.

a crush of fans

MOB implies a disorderly crowd 

with the potential for violence. 

an angry mob

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Usage Notes

The Difference Between 'Hoard' and 'Horde'

 

What to Know

Hoard can be a noun or a verb, 

referring to a supply of something kept hidden away, 

or the act of collecting and storing said supply. 

 

A hoarder is usually someone who obsessively 

and unnecessary keeps things they do not need. 

 

Horde, on the other hand, 

refers to a large group of loosely organized people. 

 

Often horde carries the connotation 

of wildness or fierceness.

 

The five-letter homophones hoard and horde 

are occasionally confused for one another.

 

'Hoard' Usage

Hoard can be both a noun and a verb. 

A hoard of something is a supply kept hidden away:

 

'Hoarder' Usage

The noun hoarder is used for someone 

who has an obsession with collecting 

a large amount of something 

or a large variety of something 

for which that person has no real need, 

usually because the person can't bear 

the thought of parting with it. 

 

Obsessive hoarding is 

characterized as a psychological disorder.

 

'Horde' Usage

The noun horde refers to a tribe of nomads,

 or more broadly, 

a large group of individuals loosely organized.

 

Hoard and horde are sometimes confused, 

So, you might see "a hoard of shoppers" 

where horde would be appropriate 

(Even, though those shoppers might be hoarding), 

or conversely, "a horde of treasures" 

instead of hoard (even though the treasures 

might be looted by a horde).

 

The line between hoard and horde 

gets particularly blurred when the word 

is used simply to mean a large amount of something abstract, 

as in reasons or problems. 

Unless you are dealing with living creatures, 

hoard is the preferred spelling.