# hoff vs Homo

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### hoff
*verb · IPA [hɔf] · frequency rank #13,863*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hoffen

### Homo
*noun · IPA [ˈhoːmo] · frequency rank #7,933*
Homosexueller

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/hoff-vs-homo