homey

[həʊmi]

/[həʊmi]/ adj

The verdict

“homey” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heimisch, heimelig, anheimelnd

Corpus desk

Index DE-homey · homey · German

homey · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for homey
PropertyValue
Headwordhomey
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[həʊmi]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „homey“ im Deutschen

homeysitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

homey is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [həʊmi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "heimisch, heimelig, anheimelnd".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for homey, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is homey, spelled H-O-M-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    heimisch, heimelig, anheimelnd

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how homey appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Susan's office has some homey features.

Synonyms

homyhomelycosycozyfriendlyintimate

Antonyms

strangeforeign

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "homey"?
"homey" is spelled H-O-M-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [həʊmi].
What does "homey" mean?
As an adjective, "homey" means: heimisch, heimelig, anheimelnd
How do you pronounce "homey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homey" is [həʊmi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homey" come from?
"homey" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list