# Homs vs how

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Homs
*name · IPA [hɔms] · frequency rank #48,232*
Stadt in Syrien

### how
*adverb · IPA [haʊ] · frequency rank #4,899*
nach der Methode fragend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/homs-vs-how