HemdvshomConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#6,667
“Hemd” frequency rank
#43,252
“hom” frequency rank
49919
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Hemd hom
Definition Teil der Oberbekleidung für den Oberkörper, vor allem für Männer die Leute, irgendwelche Leute

Letter map: Hemd vs hom

Shared letters muted; letters that set Hemd and hom apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Hemd
3 ch
hom

Role in the sentence - Hemd and hom

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hemd is anoun and homapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hemd is recorded at frequency rank #6,667, classified as anoun, pronounced [hɛmt]. 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 49919, this pair ranks #1,193,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hemd vs hom

Shared letters: hm. Private to "Hemd": de. Private to "hom": o.

"Hemd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Hemdehmd · hedm · hemdd · hemmd · hhemd · hmed

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Hemd" and "hom" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hemd" is a noun and "hom" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Hemd" or "hom"?
"Hemd" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,667 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Hemd" 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 #1,193,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Hemd" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hom vs puzzles". 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 #1,193,419 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