homogen

[ˌhomoˈɡeːn]

/[ˌhomoˈɡeːn]/ adj

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The verdict

“homogen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,618
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einheitlich oder gleichmäßig beschaffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-homogen · homogen · German

homogen · rank #31,618 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,618
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hochverrat

Nearest frequency peer: Hochverrat (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „homogen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „homogen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

homogen vs homogene
88% similar
homogen vs Hormonen
63% similar
homogen vs homogenen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for homogen
PropertyValue
Headwordhomogen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌhomoˈɡeːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,618
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „homogen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).homogenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hochverrat“ (#31,617), „Horden“ (#31,619), „Hochhäuser“ (#31,616). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „homogen“ bei #31,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around homogen (IPA [ˌhomoˈɡeːn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,618 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "einheitlich oder gleichmäßig beschaffen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for homogen, with forms such as "hhomogen", "hmoogen", and "homgoen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "homogene", "Hormonen", "homogenen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is homogen, spelled H-O-M-O-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einheitlich oder gleichmäßig beschaffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Mischung ist noch homogen.
  2. Ein Text hat dann einen homogenen Stil, wenn er keinen Stilbruch enthält.

Synonyms

gleichförmiggleichartigunterschiedslosgleichrangig

Antonyms

inhomogenheterogendivers

This word in other languages

homogeneous(English)homogéneo(Español)homogène(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhomogen
  • hmoogen
  • homgoen
  • hommogen
  • homoegn
  • homogenn
  • homoggen
  • homogne
  • hoomgen
  • ohmogen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of homogen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhomogen1hmoogen2homgoen2hommogen1homoegn2homogenn1homoggen1homogne2
Edit distance from "homogen"

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 "homogen"?
"homogen" is spelled H-O-M-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌhomoˈɡeːn].
What does "homogen" mean?
As an adjective, "homogen" means: einheitlich oder gleichmäßig beschaffen
What words are commonly confused with "homogen"?
"homogen" is commonly confused with "homogene", "Hormonen", "homogenen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "homogen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homogen" is [ˌhomoˈɡeːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homogen" come from?
"homogen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "homogen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kalifat#31,633Habitus#31,597Gulasch#31,594Graphen#31,589

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Korsika10 variantsGenitiv10 variantsNirvana10 variantseinging10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list