Which to use
“Hohn” and “Homo” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,292
- “Hohn” frequency rank
- #7,933
- “Homo” frequency rank
- 29225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hohn | Homo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | demütigender, beißender Spott | Homosexueller |
Where the eye mixes Hohn and Homo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Hohn vs Homo
A purely visual mix-up. Hohn ([hoːn]) and Homo ([ˈhoːmo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hohn is recorded at frequency rank #21,292, classified as anoun, pronounced [hoːn]. Homo is at rank #7,933, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhoːmo].
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 29225, this pair ranks #1,770,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hohn vs Homo
Shared letters: ho. Private to "Hohn": n. Private to "Homo": m.
"Hohn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Homo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hohn" for "Homo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Hohn" vs "Homo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Hohn" and "Homo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hohn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Homo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,770,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hohn" and "Homo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs Hohn". 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 #1,770,780 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.