homage

/ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/

//ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ// noun

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"homage" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“homage” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,788. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,788
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.

Corpus desk

Index EN-homage · homage · English

homage · rank #12,788 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,788
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hmmm

Nearest frequency peer: hmmm (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “homage”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “homage” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

homage vs home
67% similar
homage vs homie
67% similar
homage vs Homme
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for homage
PropertyValue
Headwordhomage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,788
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “homage”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).homagelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “hmmm” (#12,787), “homo” (#12,789), “Hansen” (#12,786). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “homage” is #12,788. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around homage (IPA /ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,788 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for homage, with forms such as "hhomage", "hmoage", and "hoamge". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "home", "homie", "Homme", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English homage, from Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin homināticum (“homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'”), from Latin homō (“a man, in Medieval Latin a vassal”) + -āticum (noun-forming suffix). The American pronunciations in … The correct English form is homage, spelled H-O-M-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.
  2. 2
    An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style.
  3. 3
    In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how homage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I ſought no homage from the Race that vvrite; / I kept, like Aſian Monarchs, from their ſight: […]
  2. When a man squeezes the hand of a pretty woman, […] she will consider such an impertinent freedom in the light of an insult, if she have any true delicacy, instead of being flattered by this unmeaning homage to beauty.

Etymology

From Middle English homage, from Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin homināticum (“homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'”), from Latin homō (“a man, in Medieval Latin a vassal”) + -āticum (noun-forming suffix). The American pronunciations in /-ɑːʒ/ and with silent h are due to confusion with the nearly synonymous doublet hommage, which is indeed pronounced /oʊˈmɑːʒ/.

This word in other languages

homenaje(Español)hommage(Français)Huldigung(Deutsch)homenagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhomage
  • hmoage
  • hoamge
  • homaeg
  • homagge
  • homgae
  • hommage
  • ohmage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of homage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhomage1hmoage2hoamge2homaeg2homagge1homgae2hommage1ohmage2
Edit distance from "homage"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "homage"?
"homage" is spelled H-O-M-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/.
What does "homage" mean?
As a noun, "homage" means: A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.
What words are commonly confused with "homage"?
"homage" is commonly confused with "home", "homie", "Homme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "homage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homage" is /ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "homage"?
From Middle English homage, from Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin homināticum (“homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'”), from Latin homō (“a man, in Medieval Latin a vassal”) + -āticum (noun-forming suffix). The American pronunci... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "homage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hansen#12,786granny#12,784invade#12,797famine#12,773

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list