HaivshomConfusable pair

Quick tell: Hai is a noun, hom is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Hai” is a noun and “hom” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,389
“Hai” frequency rank
#43,252
“hom” frequency rank
56641
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hai hom
Definition im Meer lebender Raubfisch (Überordnung Selachii) aus der Klasse der Knorpelfische die Leute, irgendwelche Leute

Letter map: Hai vs hom

Shared letters muted; letters that set Hai and hom apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
Hai
3 ch
hom

Role in the sentence - Hai and hom

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hai is anoun and homapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hai is recorded at frequency rank #13,389, classified as anoun, pronounced [haɪ̯]. hom is at rank #43,252, tagged as apron, pronounced […].

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 56641, this pair ranks #932,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hai vs hom

Shared letters: h. Private to "Hai": ai. Private to "hom": mo.

"Hai" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Hai" and "hom" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hai" is a noun and "hom" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Hai" vs "hom" - which ranks higher?
"Hai" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,389 in our German list, against #43,252 for "hom". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Hai" vs "hom" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #932,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hai" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hom vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #932,417 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list