Homepage vs Homepages, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Homepage” and “Homepages” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,155
“Homepage” frequency rank: #49,786
“Homepages” frequency rank: 51941
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Homepage	Homepages
Definition	der gesamte Internetauftritt eines Unternehmens, einer Organisation, Person oder Ähnlichem	Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Homepage

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Homepage and Homepages apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

Homepage

9 ch

Homepages

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Homepage ([ˈhɔʊ̯mpɛɪ̯t͡ʃ]) and Homepages ([ˈhɔʊ̯mpɛɪ̯d͡ʒɪs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Homepage” sits inside “Homepages”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Homepage is recorded at frequency rank #2,155, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔʊ̯mpɛɪ̯t͡ʃ]. Homepages is at rank #49,786, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔʊ̯mpɛɪ̯d͡ʒɪs].

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 51941, this pair ranks #1,116,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Homepage vs Homepages

Shared letters: aeghmop. Private to "Homepage": -. Private to "Homepages": s.

"Homepage" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "Homepages" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

Homepage ← hhomepage · hmoepage · hoempage · homeapge · homepaeg · homepagge · homepgae · homeppage
Homepages ← hhomepages · hmoepages · hoempages · homeapges · homepaegs · homepagess · homepagges · homepagse

Frequency comparison

Homepage#2,155

Homepages#49,786

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Homepage" and "Homepages" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈhɔʊ̯mpɛɪ̯t͡ʃ] versus [ˈhɔʊ̯mpɛɪ̯d͡ʒɪs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "Homepage" or "Homepages"?

"Homepage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,155 in our German list, against #49,786 for "Homepages". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Homepage vs Homepages

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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