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.
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
- Hemd ← ehmd · hedm · hemdd · hemmd · hhemd · hmed
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hemd" and "hom" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hemd" or "hom"?
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.