Which to use
“homme” and “Hummer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,175
- “homme” frequency rank
- #28,252
- “Hummer” frequency rank
- 62427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | homme | Hummer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mann | großer, langgestreckter, gepanzerter, zehnfüßiger Krebs mit gewaltigen Scheren an europäischen und nordamerikanischen Küsten |
Where the eye mixes homme and Hummer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. homme runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Hummer's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between homme and Hummer
A purely visual mix-up. homme ([ɔm]) and Hummer ([ˈhʊmɐ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62427, 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]. Hummer is at rank #28,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhʊmɐ].
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 62427, this pair ranks #713,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of homme vs Hummer
Shared letters: ehm. Private to "homme": o. Private to "Hummer": ru.
"homme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Hummer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "homme" and "Hummer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "homme" or "Hummer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "homme" and "Hummer" 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 "Hummer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #713,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "homme" and "Hummer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "homme 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 #713,284 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.