Which to use
“homes” and “horses” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,074
- “homes” frequency rank
- #3,306
- “horses” frequency rank
- 5380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | homes | horses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of home | plural of horse |
Where the eye mixes homes and horses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. homes (/həʊmz/) and horses (/ˈhoɹsɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
homes is recorded at frequency rank #2,074, classified as anoun, pronounced /həʊmz/. horses is at rank #3,306, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhoɹsɪz/.
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 5380, this pair ranks #515,556 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of homes vs horses
Shared letters: ehos. Private to "homes": m. Private to "horses": r.
"homes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "horses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC