homes

[həʊmz]

/[həʊmz]/ verb

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The verdict

“homes” is uncommon German (frequency #66,329 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,329
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs home

Key facts for homes
PropertyValue
Headwordhomes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[həʊmz]
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,329
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “homes” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). homes lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

homes is uncommon German at frequency #66,329 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [həʊmz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs home".

Zero misspellings are on record for homes in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is homes, spelled H-O-M-E-S.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs home

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "homes"?
"homes" is spelled H-O-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [həʊmz].
What does "homes" mean?
As a verb, "homes" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs home
How do you pronounce "homes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homes" is [həʊmz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homes" come from?
"homes" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “homes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-M-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [həʊmz] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list