Which to use
“homme” and “Homos” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,175
- “homme” frequency rank
- #48,231
- “Homos” frequency rank
- 82406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | homme | Homos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mann | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Homo |
Where the eye mixes homme and Homos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. homme (CVCCV) and Homos (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: homme vs Homos
A purely visual mix-up. homme ([ɔm]) and Homos ([ˈhoːmos]) 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 82406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
homme is recorded at frequency rank #34,175, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɔm]. Homos is at rank #48,231, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhoːmos].
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 82406, this pair ranks #157,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of homme vs Homos
Shared letters: hmo. Private to "homme": e. Private to "Homos": s.
"homme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Homos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "homme" and "Homos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "homme" vs "Homos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "homme" and "Homos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "homme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Homos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "homme" and "Homos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Homos vs Homs". 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 #157,888 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.