# Holmes vs Homs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Holmes
*name · IPA /hoʊmz/ · frequency rank #6,479*
A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.

### 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/holmes-vs-homs