Hof vs hom, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#1,773
“Hof” frequency rank: #43,252
“hom” frequency rank: 45025
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Hof	hom
Definition	umgrenzter Platz, Wirtschafts- und Verkehrsfläche auf einem Grundstück, in der Regel von Gebäuden umschlossen oder hinter, vor oder zwischen Gebäuden gelegen	die Leute, irgendwelche Leute

Letter map: Hof vs hom

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

3 ch

Hof

3 ch

hom

Grammar separator: Hof vs hom

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hof is anoun and homapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - f in “Hof” becomes m in “hom”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Hof is recorded at frequency rank #1,773, classified as anoun, pronounced [hoːf]. 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 45025, this pair ranks #1,366,962 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Hof vs hom

Shared letters: ho. Private to "Hof": f. Private to "hom": m.

"Hof" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Hof" for "hom" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Hof" is a noun and "hom" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "Hof" vs "hom" - which ranks higher?

"Hof" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,773 in our German list, against #43,252 for "hom". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Hof" and "hom".

Full dictionary entry for "Hof" 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 #1,366,962 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Hof" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hom vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,366,962 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.