homomorphism
noun
homomorphism is spelled H-O-M-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, homomorphism means “A structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures of the same type, such as groups, rings, or vector spaces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of homomorphism is homomorphisms.
How many letters and syllables are in homomorphism?
| Letters | 12: H-O-M-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is homomorphism?
Homomorphism appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 homomorphism?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-homomorphism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of homomorphism
- homomorphisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does homomorphism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures of the same type, such as groups, rings, or vector spaces.
A field homomorphism is a map from one field to another one which is additive, multiplicative, zero-preserving, and unit-preserving.
- 2
A similar appearance of two unrelated organisms or structures, as for example with fish and whales.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Homomorphism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense notion in mathematics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | homomorphisme |
| German | Homomorphismus |
| Portuguese | homomorfismo |
| Spanish | homomorfismo |
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 homomorphism come from?
From homo- + morphism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).