Which to use
“hom” is a pronoun and “hot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,252
- “hom” frequency rank
- #5,185
- “hot” frequency rank
- 48437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hom | hot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Leute, irgendwelche Leute | von sehr hoher Temperatur, heiß |
Letter map: hom vs hot
Shared letters muted; letters that set hom and hot apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for hom / hot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hom is apronoun and hotanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “hom” becomes t in “hot”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hom is recorded at frequency rank #43,252, classified as apron, pronounced […]. hot is at rank #5,185, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hɒt].
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 48437, this pair ranks #1,248,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hom vs hot
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hom": m. Private to "hot": t.
"hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hom" and "hot" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hom" or "hot"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hom" and "hot".
- Full dictionary entry for "hom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,248,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hom" and "hot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hom vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,248,629 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.