Which to use
“hom” is a pronoun and “hort” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,252
- “hom” frequency rank
- #18,929
- “hort” frequency rank
- 62181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hom | hort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Leute, irgendwelche Leute | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs horten |
Letter map: hom vs hort
Shared letters muted; letters that set hom and hort apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. hom runs 3 letters (CVC) against hort's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: hom vs hort
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hom is apronoun and hortaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hom is recorded at frequency rank #43,252, classified as apron, pronounced […]. hort is at rank #18,929, tagged as averb, pronounced [hɔʁt].
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 62181, this pair ranks #722,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hom vs hort
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hom": m. Private to "hort": rt.
"hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hort ← hhort · horrt · hortt · hotr · hrot · ohrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hom" and "hort" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hom" vs "hort" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "hom" vs "hort" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #722,281 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hom" and "hort" 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 #722,281 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.