Which to use
“höh” is a verb and “hom” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,239
- “höh” frequency rank
- #43,252
- “hom” frequency rank
- 91491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | höh | hom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs höhen | die Leute, irgendwelche Leute |
Letter map: höh vs hom
Shared letters muted; letters that set höh and hom apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. höh and hom follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for höh / hom
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: höh is averb and homapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
höh is recorded at frequency rank #48,239, classified as averb, pronounced [høː]. 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 91491, this pair ranks #37,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of höh vs hom
Shared letters: h. Private to "höh": ö. Private to "hom": mo.
"höh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "höh" for "hom" ever safe?
Frequency check: "höh" vs "hom" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "höh" and "hom".
- Full dictionary entry for "höh" 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 #37,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "höh" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs Homs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #37,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.