Which to use
“hama” is a noun and “hom” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,666
- “hama” frequency rank
- #43,252
- “hom” frequency rank
- 87918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hama | hom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Eimer, Schüssel | die Leute, irgendwelche Leute |
Letter map: hama vs hom
Shared letters muted; letters that set hama and hom apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hama runs 4 letters (CVCV) against hom's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hama and hom
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hama is anoun and homapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hama is recorded at frequency rank #44,666, classified as anoun. 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 87918, this pair ranks #74,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hama vs hom
Shared letters: hm. Private to "hama": a. Private to "hom": o.
"hama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hama ← ahma · haam · hamma · hhama · hmaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hama" for "hom" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "hama" or "hom" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hama" and "hom".
- Full dictionary entry for "hama" 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 #74,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hama" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hama vs haze". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #74,516 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.