Homburg
/ˈhɒmbəɡ/
"homburg" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Homburg” is uncommon English (frequency #82,391 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,391
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat similar to a trilby.
Corpus desk
Index EN-homburg · Homburg · English
Homburg · rank #82,391 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,391
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH Holter
Nearest frequency peer: Holter (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Homburg”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- hoagie
hoagie
17,614 corpus weight
- Hollingworth
Hollingworth
17,613 corpus weight
- holomorphic
holomorphic
17,612 corpus weight
- Holter
Holter
17,611 corpus weight
- Homburg
Homburg
17,610 corpus weight
- Hosseini
Hosseini
17,608 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Homburg” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Homburg |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɒmbəɡ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #82,391 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Homburg” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Homburg is uncommon English at frequency #82,391 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhɒmbəɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat similar to a trilby.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Homburg, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the town of Bad Homburg, Germany, where it was first worn. The correct English form is Homburg, spelled H-O-M-B-U-R-G.
Definition
- 1A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat similar to a trilby.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Homburg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The man was about thirty-five, very handsome, extremely well-dressed, with striped trousers, a black Homburg and a Burberry raincoat.
He was a tall lean man with a voice like a rasping crow. Impeccably dressed and hatted with a dark Homburg.
Etymology
From the town of Bad Homburg, Germany, where it was first worn.
Synonyms
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.
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