Which to use
“hohem” is an adjective and “hom” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,278
- “hohem” frequency rank
- #43,252
- “hom” frequency rank
- 47530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hohem | hom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs hoch | die Leute, irgendwelche Leute |
Letter map: hohem vs hom
Shared letters muted; letters that set hohem and hom apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hohem runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hom's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - hohem and hom
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hohem is anadjective and homapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hohem is recorded at frequency rank #4,278, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhoːəm]. 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 47530, this pair ranks #1,281,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hohem vs hom
Shared letters: hmo. Private to "hohem": e. Private to "hom": -.
"hohem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hohem ← hhoem · hhohem · hoehm · hohemm · hohhem · hohme · ohhem
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hohem" and "hom" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hohem" vs "hom" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "hohem" vs "hom" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hohem" 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 #1,281,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hohem" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hom vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,281,061 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.