Which to use
“homophobe” and “homophoben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,428
- “homophobe” frequency rank
- #41,244
- “homophoben” frequency rank
- 80672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | homophobe | homophoben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob |
Where the eye mixes homophobe and homophoben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. homophobe runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against homophoben's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between homophobe and homophoben
A purely visual mix-up. homophobe ([homoˈfoːbə]) and homophoben ([homoˈfoːbn̩]) 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) - “homophobe” sits inside “homophoben”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
homophobe is recorded at frequency rank #39,428, classified as anadj, pronounced [homoˈfoːbə]. homophoben is at rank #41,244, tagged as anadj, pronounced [homoˈfoːbn̩].
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 80672, this pair ranks #190,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of homophobe vs homophoben
Shared letters: behmop. Private to "homophobe": -. Private to "homophoben": n.
"homophobe" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "homophoben" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- homophobe ← hhomophobe · hmoophobe · hommophobe · homohpobe · homophboe · homophhobe · homophobbe · homophoeb
- homophoben ← hhomophoben · hmoophoben · hommophoben · homohpoben · homophboen · homophhoben · homophobben · homophobenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "homophobe" for "homophoben" ever safe?
Which is more common, "homophobe" or "homophoben"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "homophobe" and "homophoben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "homophobe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "homophoben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "homophobe" and "homophoben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "homophob vs homophoben". 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 #190,877 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.