homo
/ˈhoʊ.moʊ/noun, adjective
homo is spelled H-O-M-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, homo means “Clipping of homosexual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of homo is homos.
How many letters and syllables are in homo?
| Letters | 4: H-O-M-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is homo?
Homo appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce homo?
- UK /ˈhəʊ.məʊ/
- UK /ˈhɒm.əʊ/
- US /ˈhoʊ.moʊ/
Homo has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-homo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with homo?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as homo from its last stressed vowel (/oʊmoʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: moho.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of homo
- homos plural
- more homo comparative
- most homo superlative
- hom-
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does homo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatoryClipping of homosexual.
I heard that he's a homo, but he hasn't come out of the closet yet.
- 2
nonstandardA human.
- 3
CanadaUSdatedHomogenized milk with a high butterfat content.
adjective
- 1
colloquialderogatoryOf or pertaining to homosexuality.
- 2
CanadaUSHomogenized; almost always said of milk with a high butterfat content.
noun
- 1
Acronym of highest occupied molecular orbital.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Homo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does homo come from?
Clipping of homosexual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).