# homer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhəʊmə/ · frequency rank #8,435

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Hebrew חומר / חֹמֶר (khómer, “clay, heap, large unit of volume”).

## Easily confused with
- **hor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-hor)
- **hope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-hope)
- **hour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-hour)
- **hose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-hose)
- **homo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-homo)
- **Howe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-howe)
- **Hume** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-hume)
- **hone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-hone)
- **hove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-hove)
- **Homs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-homs)
- **hotel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-hotel)
- **homes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-homes)
- **honor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-honor)
- **hopes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-hopes)
- **honey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-honey)
- **hoped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-hoped)
- **humor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-humor)
- **homie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-homie)
- **hover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-hover)
- **honed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homer-vs-honed)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hhomer`, `hmoer`, `hoemr`, `homerr`, `hommer`, `homre`, `ohmer`

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