hometown

/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/

//ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn// noun

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"hometown" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hometown” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,155. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,155
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hometown · hometown · English

hometown · rank #8,155 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,155
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hebrew

Nearest frequency peer: Hebrew (-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 “hometown”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hometown” 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).

hometown vs homegrown
78% similar

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

Key facts for hometown
PropertyValue
Headwordhometown
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,155
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hometown”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).hometownlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Hebrew” (#8,154), “humanitarian” (#8,156), “Hungary” (#8,157). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hometown” is #8,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around hometown (IPA /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,155 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for hometown, with forms such as "hhometown", "hmoetown", and "hoemtown". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "homegrown", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From home + town. The correct English form is hometown, spelled H-O-M-E-T-O-W-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
  2. 2
    Designating a decision or judgement that is biased, or perceived to be biased, in favour of local preference.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. These vehicles convey Esther from her hometown hospital, then to a city hospital, and finally from the city hospital in another hearselike conveyance […]
  2. “It’s not good stewardship. If the guests wanted to walk through a funhouse with guys jumping out of the shadows saying ‘booga-booga,’ they’d go to one of the Halloween Houses in their hometowns. The Mansion’s better than that. I can’t be a part of this plan.”

Etymology

From home + town.

This word in other languages

Heimat(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhometown
  • hmoetown
  • hoemtown
  • homeotwn
  • hometonw
  • hometownn
  • hometowwn
  • homettown
  • hometwon
  • hommetown
  • homteown
  • ohmetown

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hometown - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhometown1hmoetown2hoemtown2homeotwn2hometonw2hometownn1hometowwn1homettown1
Edit distance from "hometown"

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 "hometown"?
"hometown" is spelled H-O-M-E-T-O-W-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/.
What does "hometown" mean?
As a noun, "hometown" means: An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
What words are commonly confused with "hometown"?
"hometown" is commonly confused with "homegrown". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hometown"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hometown" is /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/. 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 "hometown"?
From home + town. 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 "hometown", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list