# homophobe

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊb/ · frequency rank #49,398

## Definitions
1. One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

## Etymology
Back-formation from homophobia, equivalent to homo- + -phobe (notice in Greek it would refer to a self-hater).

## Easily confused with
- **homophobic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homophobe-vs-homophobic)
- **homophobia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homophobe-vs-homophobia)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hhomophobe`, `hmoophobe`, `hommophobe`, `homohpobe`, `homophboe`, `homophhobe`, `homophobbe`, `homophoeb`, `homopohbe`, `homopphobe`, `hompohobe`, `hoomphobe`, `ohmophobe`

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