Which to use
“hey” is a phrase and “hom” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,010
- “hey” frequency rank
- #43,252
- “hom” frequency rank
- 44262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hey | hom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | als Grußwort | die Leute, irgendwelche Leute |
Letter map: hey vs hom
Shared letters muted; letters that set hey and hom apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for hey / hom
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hey is aphrase and homapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hey is recorded at frequency rank #1,010, classified as aphrase, pronounced [hɛɪ̯]. 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 44262, this pair ranks #1,391,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hey vs hom
Shared letters: h. Private to "hey": ey. Private to "hom": mo.
"hey" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hey" and "hom" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hey" vs "hom" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "hey" and "hom". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hey" 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 #1,391,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hey" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hom vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,391,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.