homer
/ˈhoʊmɚ/noun, verb
homer is spelled H-O-M-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, homer means “A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of homer is homers.
How many letters and syllables are in homer?
| Letters | 5: H-O-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.8 times per million words; the 8,417th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is homer?
Homer appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce homer?
- UK /ˈhəʊmə/
- US /ˈhoʊmɚ/
Homer has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-homer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with homer?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as homer from its last stressed vowel (/oʊməɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of homer
- homers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chomer
- homering participle, present
- homered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does homer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels.
- 2
Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure.
- 3
USA home run.
The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.
- 4
UScolloquialSynonym of home run (“sexual intercourse”).
- 5
USA homing pigeon.
Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.
- 6
USA person who is extremely devoted to a favorite team.
Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league.
- 7
A homing beacon.
- 8
UKhomework
verb
- 1
USTo hit a homer; to hit a home run.
The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does homer come from?
From Hebrew חומר / חֹמֶר (khómer, “clay, heap, large unit of volume”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).