hoi vs hom, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“hoi” is an intj and “hom” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,901
“hoi” frequency rank: #43,252
“hom” frequency rank: 85153
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	hoi	hom
Definition	Ausruf des (freudigen) Erstaunens	die Leute, irgendwelche Leute

Letter map: hoi vs hom

Shared letters muted; letters that set hoi and hom apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hoi (CVV) and hom (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch

hoi

3 ch

hom

Grammar separator: hoi vs hom

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hoi is anintj and homapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “hoi” becomes m in “hom”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hoi is recorded at frequency rank #41,901, classified as anintj, pronounced [hɔɪ̯]. 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 85153, this pair ranks #112,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hoi vs hom

Shared letters: ho. Private to "hoi": i. Private to "hom": m.

"hoi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hoi" and "hom" mean the same thing in a sentence?

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

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

"hoi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,901 in our German list, against #43,252 for "hom". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "hoi" vs "hom" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "hoi" 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 #112,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"hoi" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hom vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #112,594 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.