Horde vs. Hoard — What's the Difference?

A large group of people.

A hidden stock or store.

An army or tribe of nomadic warriors.

A collection gathered over time.

A throng or crowd with shared purpose.

An accumulation for future use.

A moving swarm or multitude.

A secret stash kept away from others.

A large group of people

A hoard or "wealth deposit" is an archaeological term for a collection of valuable objects or artifacts, sometimes purposely buried in the ground, in which case it is sometimes also known as a cache. This would usually be with the intention of later recovery by the hoarder; hoarders sometimes died or were unable to return for other reasons (forgetfulness or physical displacement from its location) before retrieving the hoard, and these surviving hoards might then be uncovered much later by metal detector hobbyists, members of the public, and archaeologists.

A small loosely knit social group typically consisting of about five families.

A stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded

A large group or crowd; a swarm

Accumulate (money or valued objects) and hide or store away

A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.

A supply or store of something held or hidden for future use.

A large number of people or things.

A collection or supply, as of memories or information, that one keeps to oneself for future use.

To travel en masse, to flock

To accumulate a hoard of

A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.

To accumulate as much of (something) as one can, as when fearing a shortage.

Any large group of people or animals, especially one wandering or moving about; as, the movie star was surrounded by a horde of screaming fans.

To keep hidden or private

A vast multitude

To gather or accumulate a hoard.

A nomadic community

A hidden supply or fund.

A moving crowd

(archaeology) A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.

A mass gathering of similar entities.

A hoarding temporary structure used during construction.

A projecting structure (especially of wood) in a fortification, somewhat similar to and later superseded by the brattice.

A hoarding billboard.

To amass, usually for one's own private collection.

See Hoarding, 2.

A store, stock, or quantity of anything accumulated or laid up; a hidden supply; a treasure; as, a hoard of provisions; a hoard of money.

To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to hoard grain.

To lay up a store or hoard, as of money.

A secret store of valuables or money

Save up as for future use

Get or gather together;

A cache of valuable or rare items.

Yes, it can mean a large group of animals, like a Horde of locusts.

No, but it often suggests a large, possibly overwhelming group.

People Hoard for various reasons, including scarcity fears, sentimental value, or compulsive behavior.

While typically about tangible items, it can be used metaphorically, like "Hoard memories."

Think of a Horde as moving (like a crowd) and a Hoard as stored (like treasure).

A Horde is more transient, often moving, while a Hoard is stationary.

Yes, they sound similar but have different meanings.

Not necessarily, but it often implies being kept away or stored.

Yes, used metaphorically, it can refer to an overwhelming multitude of emotions.

Yes, it can refer to nomadic groups or large armies in history.

Yes, "to Horde" means to gather in a horde, and "to Hoard" means to accumulate and store away.

Yes, "hoarding disorder" is a recognized mental health condition.

No, it can be any accumulated collection, valuable or not.

Horde's roots are in Turkic, while Hoard is from Old English.

Yes, both refer to a collection or stockpile, though Hoard often implies more secrecy.