# Holmes vs Hulme

> 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.

### Hulme
*name · IPA /ˈhjuːm/ · frequency rank #49,407*
A northern suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6091).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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