Which to use
“hohl” is an adjective and “hom” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,281
- “hohl” frequency rank
- #43,252
- “hom” frequency rank
- 61533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hohl | hom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Inhalt | die Leute, irgendwelche Leute |
Letter map: hohl vs hom
Shared letters muted; letters that set hohl and hom apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hohl runs 4 letters (CVCC) 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 - hohl and hom
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hohl is anadjective and homapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hohl is recorded at frequency rank #18,281, classified as anadj, pronounced [hoːl]. 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 61533, this pair ranks #746,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hohl vs hom
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hohl": l. Private to "hom": m.
"hohl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hohl ← hhohl · hhol · hohhl · hohll · holh · ohhl
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hohl" and "hom" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hohl" or "hom" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "hohl" and "hom". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hohl" 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 #746,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hohl" 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 #746,179 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.