Which to use
“Hom” is a name and “hor” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,755
- “Hom” frequency rank
- #45,433
- “hor” frequency rank
- 81188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hom | hor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname | her |
Letter map: Hom vs hor
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hom and hor apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Hom and hor follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - Hom and hor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hom is aname and horapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “Hom” becomes r in “hor”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hom is recorded at frequency rank #35,755, classified as aname. hor is at rank #45,433, tagged as apron, pronounced /høː/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 81188, this pair ranks #18,202 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hom vs hor
Shared letters: ho. Private to "Hom": m. Private to "hor": r.
"Hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "hor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hom" and "hor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "Hom" or "hor" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "Hom" vs "hor" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,202 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hom" and "hor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs hor". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #18,202 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.