horn vs claxon

horn and claxon both are nouns.

horn and claxon both are verbs.

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

As nouns, claxon is a hyponym of horn; that is, claxon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than horn:

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

Other hyponyms of horn include air horn, foghorn, klaxon, shofar, shophar.

horn (noun)	claxon (noun)
one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates	a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
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

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

Difference between horn and claxon

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