claxon vs horn

claxon and horn both are nouns.

claxon and horn both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
claxon	Yes	No	Yes	No
horn	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, horn is a hypernym of claxon; that is, horn is a word with a broader meaning than claxon:

claxon: a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
horn: an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound

claxon (noun)	horn (noun)
a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles	one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
	any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
	a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
	an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
	a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
	a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
	a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
	a device having the shape of a horn
	a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
	the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails

claxon (verb)	horn (verb)
use the horn of a car	stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
make a strident noise

Difference between claxon and horn

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