Which to use
“Homs” is a name and “höre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,232
- “Homs” frequency rank
- #2,115
- “höre” frequency rank
- 50347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Homs | höre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stadt in Syrien | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hören |
Where the eye mixes Homs and höre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. Homs (CVCC) and höre (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Homs with höre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Homs is [hɔms] while höre is [ˈhøːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Homs is recorded at frequency rank #48,232, classified as aname, pronounced [hɔms]. höre is at rank #2,115, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhøːʁə].
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 50347, this pair ranks #1,177,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Homs vs höre
Shared letters: h. Private to "Homs": mos. Private to "höre": erö.
"Homs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "höre" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Homs ← hhoms · hmos · homms · homss · hosm · ohms
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Homs" for "höre" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Homs" or "höre" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Homs" and "höre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Homs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "höre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,177,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Homs" and "höre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh 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 #1,177,161 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.