Which to use
“has” is a verb and “hom” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,922
- “has” frequency rank
- #43,252
- “hom” frequency rank
- 53174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | has | hom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs have | die Leute, irgendwelche Leute |
Letter map: has vs hom
Shared letters muted; letters that set has and hom apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for has / hom
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: has is averb and homapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
has is recorded at frequency rank #9,922, classified as averb, pronounced [hæz]. 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 53174, this pair ranks #1,068,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of has vs hom
Shared letters: h. Private to "has": as. Private to "hom": mo.
"has" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "has" and "hom" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "has" vs "hom" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "has" vs "hom" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "has" 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 #1,068,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "has" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hom vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,068,325 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.