Homo
German, noun/ˈho(ː)mo/
Homo is spelled H-O-M-O (4 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written German, the 7,885th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Homo is a German masculine noun meaning “homosexual, gay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Homosexueller”.
What does Homo mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryinformalmasculinehomosexual, gay
prefix
- 1
homo- (same)
prefix
- 1
homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Homosexueller
noun: 1. die Gattung „Mensch“ 2. der Mensch im Sinne eines speziellen wissenschaftlichen Konzeptes (z.B. als "Homo sociologicus", der Mensch im Sinne der Sozialwissenschaften)
adjective: 1. sexuelle Orientierung für Personen desselben Geschlechts
prefix: 1. gleich, gleichförmig, gleichartig 2. mit einem um eine Methylengruppe verlängertes Grundgerüst
prefix: 1. vorangestelltes Wortbildungselement, das auch statthomöo-Wörter bildet, wenn das Grundwort mit einem Vokal beginnt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Homo
- hom- alternative
- Homos genitive
- Homines nominative plural
- homöo- variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Homo?
- /ˈho(ː)mo/
- /ˈhoːmo/
- [ˈhoːmo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Homo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Homo in German?
Homo appears 8.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).