# homologous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /həˈmɒləɡəs/ · frequency rank #37,972

## Definitions
1. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.
2. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.
3. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.
4. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.
5. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.

## Etymology
From Late Latin homologus, from Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “agreeing, of one mind”), from ὁμός (homós, “same”) + λόγος (lógos, “reason, reckoning”). Compare homo- (“same”) and -ous (adjectival suffix). From 1655, in the mathematical sense. See also homolog, homologue.

## Common misspellings (14)
`hhomologous`, `hmoologous`, `homloogous`, `hommologous`, `homolgoous`, `homollogous`, `homologgous`, `homologosu`, `homologouss`, `homologuos`, `homoloogus`, `homoolgous`, `hoomlogous`, `ohmologous`

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