Which to use
“homey” and “hoses” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,358
- “homey” frequency rank
- #29,312
- “hoses” frequency rank
- 68670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | homey | hoses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative form of homie. | plural of hose |
Where the eye mixes homey and hoses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. homey (CVCVV) and hoses (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between homey and hoses
A purely visual mix-up. homey (/ˈhoʊmi/) and hoses (/ˈhəʊzɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
homey is recorded at frequency rank #39,358, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhoʊmi/. hoses is at rank #29,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhəʊzɪz/.
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 68670, this pair ranks #57,851 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of homey vs hoses
Shared letters: eho. Private to "homey": my. Private to "hoses": s.
"homey" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "hoses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "homey" and "hoses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "homey" or "hoses" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "homey" and "hoses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "homey" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hoses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,851 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "homey" and "hoses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs homey". 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 #57,851 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.