# helms vs Homs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### helms
*noun · IPA /hɛlmz/ · frequency rank #33,271*
plural of helm

### Homs
*name · IPA /hɒms/ · frequency rank #34,921*
A city, the capital of the governorate of Homs, in western Syria.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/helms-vs-homs