homestretch
noun
homestretch is spelled H-O-M-E-S-T-R-E-T-C-H: 11 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, homestretch means “Alternative form of home stretch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of homestretch is homestretches.
How many letters and syllables are in homestretch?
| Letters | 11: H-O-M-E-S-T-R-E-T-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is homestretch?
Homestretch appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 homestretch?
Homestretch 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).
Words people confuse with homestretch
Also written: home stretch (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of homestretch
- homestretches plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does homestretch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of home stretch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).