homework
/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/
"homework" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“homework” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,799 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,799
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | homework |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,799 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “homework” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for homework is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,799 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for homework, with forms such as "hhomework", "hmoework", and "hoemwork". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "housework", "homeworld", "homeward", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From home + work. The correct English form is homework, spelled H-O-M-E-W-O-R-K.
Definition
- 1Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
- 2Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
- 3Any work that is done at home; housework.
- 4Sexual intercourse.
- 5Tasks assigned by a dominant for a submissive to perform when they are physically away from their dominant or otherwise free.
Etymology
From home + work.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhomework,hmoework,hoemwork,homeowrk,homewokr,homeworkk,homeworrk,homewrok,homewwork,hommework,homweork,ohmework
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of homework - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “homework”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-O-M-E-W-O-R-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “housework” - see the side-by-side comparison. homework vs housework
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.