# homey vs Hume

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### homey
*noun · IPA /ˈhoʊmi/ · frequency rank #39,358*
Alternative form of homie.

### Hume
*name · IPA /hjuːm/ · frequency rank #18,582*
A Scottish habitational surname from Home in Berwickshire.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homey-vs-hume