hohem vs hom, What's the Difference?

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hohem and hom apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

hohem

3 ch

hom

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

hohem#4,278

hom#43,252

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Which is more common, "hohem" or "hom"?

"hohem" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,278 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.

Remembering hohem vs hom

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “hohem”; for a pronoun, it's “hom”.
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