Which to use
“Ho” is a name and “hom” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,191
- “Ho” frequency rank
- #43,252
- “hom” frequency rank
- 50443
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ho | hom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stadt in Ghana | die Leute, irgendwelche Leute |
Letter map: Ho vs hom
Shared letters muted; letters that set Ho and hom apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: Ho vs hom
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Ho is aname and homapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Ho” sits inside “hom”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ho is recorded at frequency rank #7,191, classified as aname, pronounced […]. 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 50443, this pair ranks #1,173,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ho vs hom
Shared letters: ho. Private to "Ho": -. Private to "hom": m.
"Ho" · 2 letters · shape CV · "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ho" and "hom" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Ho" or "hom" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "Ho" and "hom". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ho" 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 #1,173,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ho" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hom vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,173,501 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.