homie

/ˈhəʊ.mi/

//ˈhəʊ.mi// noun

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"homie" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“homie” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,665. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,665
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown.

Corpus desk

Index EN-homie · homie · English

homie · rank #20,665 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,665
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hierarchical

Nearest frequency peer: hierarchical (-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 “homie”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “homie” 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).

homie vs hope
60% similar
homie vs hose
60% similar
homie vs homo
60% similar

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

Key facts for homie
PropertyValue
Headwordhomie
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhəʊ.mi/
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,665
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “homie”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).homielands 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 “hierarchical” (#20,664), “heroism” (#20,663), “hover” (#20,667). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “homie” is #20,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around homie (IPA /ˈhəʊ.mi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,665 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for homie, with forms such as "hhomie", "hmoie", and "hoime". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hope", "hose", "homo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Earliest known reference is in the tune The House of Blue Lights (1946) by Ella Mae Morse and Freddie Slack, when Morse improvises a spoken-word intro. Equivalent to home + -ie. The correct English form is homie, spelled H-O-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown.
  2. 2
    A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.
  3. 3
    An inner-city youth.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hey there, Francis, my homie!

Etymology

Earliest known reference is in the tune The House of Blue Lights (1946) by Ella Mae Morse and Freddie Slack, when Morse improvises a spoken-word intro. Equivalent to home + -ie.

This word in other languages

cuate(Español)pote(Français)Kumpel(Deutsch)mano(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhomie
  • hmoie
  • hoime
  • homei
  • hommie
  • ohmie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhomie1hmoie2hoime2homei2hommie1ohmie2
Edit distance from "homie"

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 "homie"?
"homie" is spelled H-O-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhəʊ.mi/.
What does "homie" mean?
As a noun, "homie" means: Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown.
What words are commonly confused with "homie"?
"homie" is commonly confused with "hope", "hose", "homo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "homie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homie" is /ˈhəʊ.mi/. 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 "homie"?
Earliest known reference is in the tune The House of Blue Lights (1946) by Ella Mae Morse and Freddie Slack, when Morse improvises a spoken-word intro. Equivalent to home + -ie. 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 "homie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hover#20,667helix#20,662groin#20,652godly#20,649

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Libby6 variantsmagna6 variantsMissy6 variantsdank6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list