# homo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhəʊ.məʊ/ · frequency rank #12,789

## Definitions
1. Clipping of homosexual.

## Etymology
Clipping of homosexual.

## Easily confused with
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-how)
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hot)
- **hop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hop)
- **hon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hon)
- **hum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hum)
- **hoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hoo)
- **Hou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hou)
- **hoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hoy)
- **hos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hos)
- **hrm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hrm)
- **hor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hor)
- **HOV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hov)
- **hope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hope)
- **hour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hour)
- **host** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-host)
- **hong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hong)
- **hook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hook)
- **hood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hood)
- **horn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-horn)
- **Hugo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homo-vs-hugo)

## Common misspellings (5)
`hhomo`, `hmoo`, `hommo`, `hoom`, `ohmo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/homo