homi

/hɑmi/

//hɑmi// noun

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"homi" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“homi” is uncommon English (frequency #90,549 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,549
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A homicide.

Corpus desk

Index EN-homi · homi · English

homi · rank #90,549 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,549
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hookworm

Nearest frequency peer: hookworm (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “homi”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “homi” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for homi
PropertyValue
Headwordhomi
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/hɑmi/
Letters4
Frequency rank#90,549
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “homi” in English

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “hookworm” (#90,550), “hitless” (#90,544), “Hirata” (#90,543). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “homi” is #90,549. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

homi is uncommon English at frequency #90,549 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /hɑmi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A homicide.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for homi, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of homicide. The correct English form is homi, spelled H-O-M-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A homicide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. I just sold a swammy with ten homis on it

Etymology

Clipping of homicide.

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 "homi"?
"homi" is spelled H-O-M-I. The IPA pronunciation is /hɑmi/.
What does "homi" mean?
As a noun, "homi" means: A homicide.
How do you pronounce "homi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homi" is /hɑmi/. 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 "homi"?
Clipping of homicide. 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 "homi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hele#90,535hade#90,516Isan#90,590Jims#90,597

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list