Which to use
“Häme” is a noun and “hom” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,120
- “Häme” frequency rank
- #43,252
- “hom” frequency rank
- 73372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Häme | hom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spott mit starkem Anteil an Schadenfreude; zynische Polemik | die Leute, irgendwelche Leute |
Letter map: Häme vs hom
Shared letters muted; letters that set Häme and hom apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Häme / hom
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Häme is anoun and homapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Häme is recorded at frequency rank #30,120, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛːmə]. 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 73372, this pair ranks #362,197 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Häme vs hom
Shared letters: hm. Private to "Häme": eä. Private to "hom": o.
"Häme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Häme" and "hom" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Häme" vs "hom" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Häme" vs "hom" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Häme" 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 #362,197 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Häme" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hom vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #362,197 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.