homogenous

/həˈmɒd͡ʒɪnəs/

//həˈmɒd͡ʒɪnəs// adj

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"homogenous" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“homogenous” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,757. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,757
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny.

Corpus desk

Index EN-homogenous · homogenous · English

homogenous · rank #35,757 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,757
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH homeopathic

Nearest frequency peer: homeopathic (-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 “homogenous”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “homogenous” 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).

homogenous vs homogeneous
91% similar

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

Key facts for homogenous
PropertyValue
Headwordhomogenous
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/həˈmɒd͡ʒɪnəs/
Letters10
Frequency rank#35,757
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “homogenous”

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).homogenouslands 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 “homeopathic” (#35,756), “Hom” (#35,755), “hv” (#35,759). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “homogenous” is #35,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around homogenous (IPA /həˈmɒd͡ʒɪnəs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,757 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for homogenous, with forms such as "hhomogenous", "hmoogenous", and "homgoenous". 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, "homogeneous", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From homo- + gene + -ous. The correct English form is homogenous, spelled H-O-M-O-G-E-N-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of homogeneous (“having the same composition”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. It is quite possible to have, on the one hand, developmental homogeny between parts which are not ancestrally homogenous, and, on the other, to have ancestral homogeny between parts which are not developmentally homogenous.
  2. A term coined by the French New Right intellectual, Alain de Benoist, ethnopluralism stipulates the “equivalency of homogenous peoples in their indigenous territories.”

Etymology

From homo- + gene + -ous.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhomogenous
  • hmoogenous
  • homgoenous
  • hommogenous
  • homoegnous
  • homogennous
  • homogenosu
  • homogenouss
  • homogenuos
  • homogeonus
  • homoggenous
  • homogneous
  • hoomgenous
  • ohmogenous

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of homogenous - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhomogenous1hmoogenous2homgoenous2hommogenous1homoegnous2homogennous1homogenosu2homogenouss1
Edit distance from "homogenous"

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 "homogenous"?
"homogenous" is spelled H-O-M-O-G-E-N-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /həˈmɒd͡ʒɪnəs/.
What does "homogenous" mean?
As an adjective, "homogenous" means: Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny.
What words are commonly confused with "homogenous"?
"homogenous" is commonly confused with "homogeneous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "homogenous"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homogenous" is /həˈmɒd͡ʒɪnəs/. 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 "homogenous"?
From homo- + gene + -ous. 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 "homogenous", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list