homicide

/ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/

//ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d// noun

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

The verdict

“homicide” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,616. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,616
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.

Corpus desk

Index EN-homicide · homicide · English

homicide · rank #9,616 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,616
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hairy

Nearest frequency peer: hairy (-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 “homicide”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “homicide” 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).

homicide vs homicidal
78% similar

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

Key facts for homicide
PropertyValue
Headwordhomicide
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,616
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “homicide”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).homicidelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “hairy” (#9,615), “horns” (#9,617), “grandpa” (#9,614). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “homicide” is #9,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around homicide (IPA /ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,616 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for homicide, with forms such as "hhomicide", "hmoicide", and "hoimcide". 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, "homicidal", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda (“man-slayer”) and homicīdium (“manslaughter”). The correct English form is homicide, spelled H-O-M-I-C-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
  2. 2
    A person who kills another.
  3. 3
    A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
  4. 4
    The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Homicides in general and victorious warriors in particular are often obliged to perform a variety of ceremonies for the purpose of ridding them of the dangerous ghosts of their victims.
  2. “She was a hippie kid. How hard would you work a case like that?” “As hard as anyone else,” said Goddard. There was an irritated note in his voice. “She was a homicide. She got what every homicide investigation gets.”

Etymology

From Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda (“man-slayer”) and homicīdium (“manslaughter”).

Synonyms

assassinationkillingfirst-degree murdermanslaughtermurdersecond-degree murderkillermurder victim

This word in other languages

homicidio(Español)homicide(Français)Mord(Deutsch)homicídio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhomicide
  • hmoicide
  • hoimcide
  • homciide
  • homiccide
  • homicdie
  • homicidde
  • homicied
  • homiicde
  • hommicide
  • ohmicide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of homicide - 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.

hhomicide1hmoicide2hoimcide2homciide2homiccide1homicdie2homicidde1homicied2
Edit distance from "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 "homicide"?
"homicide" is spelled H-O-M-I-C-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/.
What does "homicide" mean?
As a noun, "homicide" means: The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
What words are commonly confused with "homicide"?
"homicide" is commonly confused with "homicidal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "homicide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homicide" is /ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/. 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 "homicide"?
From Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda (“man-slayer”) and homicīdium (“manslaughter”). 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 "homicide", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

fletcher#9,609eternity#9,602epidemic#9,601minimize#9,635

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

grandpa11 variantsmelting11 variantsMidwest11 variantsdecisive11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list