Höfe vs hom, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#16,734
“Höfe” frequency rank: #43,252
“hom” frequency rank: 59986
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Höfe	hom
Definition	Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hof	die Leute, irgendwelche Leute

Letter map: Höfe vs hom

Shared letters muted; letters that set Höfe and hom apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. Höfe runs 4 letters (CVCV) against hom's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch

Höfe

3 ch

hom

Grammar separator: Höfe vs hom

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Höfe is anoun and homapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Höfe is recorded at frequency rank #16,734, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhøːfə]. 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 59986, this pair ranks #803,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Höfe vs hom

Shared letters: h. Private to "Höfe": efö. Private to "hom": mo.

"Höfe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Höfe" and "hom" be used interchangeably?

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

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

"Höfe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,734 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 "Höfe" vs "hom" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "Höfe" 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 #803,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Höfe" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hom vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #803,895 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.