# Hom vs homie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Hom
*name · frequency rank #35,755*
A surname

### homie
*noun · IPA /ˈhəʊ.mi/ · frequency rank #20,665*
Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hom-vs-homie