homogenous
/həˈmɑd͡ʒɪnəs/adjective
homogenous is spelled H-O-M-O-G-E-N-O-U-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “homogeneous vs homogenous” about 880 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, homogenous means “Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in homogenous?
| Letters | 10: H-O-M-O-G-E-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is homogenous?
Homogenous appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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 homogenous?
- UK /həˈmɒd͡ʒɪnəs/
- US /həˈmɑd͡ʒɪnəs/
Homogenous has 4 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: En-us-homogeneous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with homogenous
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: homogeneous.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of homogenous
- more homogenous comparative
- most homogenous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does homogenous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny.
- 2
Alternative form of homogeneous (“having the same composition”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does homogenous come from?
From homo- + gene + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).