# homie vs homo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### homie
*noun · IPA /ˈhəʊ.mi/ · frequency rank #20,665*
Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown.

### homo
*noun · IPA /ˈhəʊ.məʊ/ · frequency rank #12,789*
Clipping of homosexual.

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