homophoben

[homoˈfoːbn̩]

/[homoˈfoːbn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“homophoben” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,244. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,244
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob

Corpus desk

Index DE-homophoben · homophoben · German

homophoben · rank #41,244 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,244
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Historikers

Nearest frequency peer: Historikers (-2 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 „homophoben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „homophoben“ 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).

homophoben vs Homophobie
70% similar
homophoben vs homophob
80% similar
homophoben vs homophobe
90% similar

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

Key facts for homophoben
PropertyValue
Headwordhomophoben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[homoˈfoːbn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,244
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „homophoben“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Historikers“ (#41,242), „hinzubekommen“ (#41,241), „humanen“ (#41,248). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „homophoben“ bei #41,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around homophoben (IPA [homoˈfoːbn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,244 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for homophoben, with forms such as "hhomophoben", "hmoophoben", and "hommophoben". 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, "Homophobie", "homophob", "homophobe", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is homophoben, spelled H-O-M-O-P-H-O-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhomophoben
  • hmoophoben
  • hommophoben
  • homohpoben
  • homophboen
  • homophhoben
  • homophobben
  • homophobenn
  • homophobne
  • homophoebn
  • homopohben
  • homopphoben
  • hompohoben
  • hoomphoben
  • ohmophoben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of homophoben - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhomophoben1hmoophoben2hommophoben1homohpoben2homophboen2homophhoben1homophobben1homophobenn1
Edit distance from "homophoben"

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 "homophoben"?
"homophoben" is spelled H-O-M-O-P-H-O-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [homoˈfoːbn̩].
What does "homophoben" mean?
As an adjective, "homophoben" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs homophob
What words are commonly confused with "homophoben"?
"homophoben" is commonly confused with "Homophobie", "homophob", "homophobe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "homophoben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homophoben" is [homoˈfoːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homophoben" come from?
"homophoben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Glöckchen15 variantsKompressor15 variantsgesegneten15 variantsgeschnallt15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list