Which to use
“homes” and “hos” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,074
- “homes” frequency rank
- #31,601
- “hos” frequency rank
- 33675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | homes | hos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of home | plural of ho |
Letter map: homes vs hos
Shared letters muted; letters that set homes and hos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on homes vs hos
homes and hos are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33675, 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/. hos is at rank #31,601, tagged as anoun.
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 33675, this pair ranks #327,346 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of homes vs hos
Shared letters: hos. Private to "homes": em. Private to "hos": -.
"homes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- homes ← hhomes · hmoes · hoems · homess · hommes · homse · ohmes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "homes" and "hos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "homes" vs "hos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "homes" and "hos". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "homes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,346 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "homes" and "hos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs hos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #327,346 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.