homophobic

/ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊ.bɪk/

//ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊ.bɪk// adj

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

The verdict

“homophobic” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,962. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,962
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-homophobic · homophobic · English

homophobic · rank #14,962 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,962
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hive

Nearest frequency peer: hive (-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 “homophobic”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “homophobic” 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).

homophobic vs homophobe
80% similar
homophobic vs homophobia
90% similar

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

Key facts for homophobic
PropertyValue
Headwordhomophobic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊ.bɪk/
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,962
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “homophobic”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).homophobiclands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “hive” (#14,961), “Honolulu” (#14,963), “hitter” (#14,960). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “homophobic” is #14,962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around homophobic (IPA /ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊ.bɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,962 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for homophobic, with forms such as "hhomophobic", "hmoophobic", and "hommophobic". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "homophobe", "homophobia", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From homo- (“homosexual”) + -phobic. The correct English form is homophobic, spelled H-O-M-O-P-H-O-B-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.
  2. 2
    Inconvenient, annoying, irritating.
  3. 3
    Having different colored eyes. Deliberate misspelling of heterochromic.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. homophobic abuse
  2. The nail bomber who killed three people and injured dozens of others in a terrifying campaign last spring told police he was a homophobic Nazi, and that he hoped the explosions would "set fire to the country and stir up a racial war", the Old Bailey heard yesterday.

Etymology

From homo- (“homosexual”) + -phobic.

This word in other languages

homofóbico(Español)homophobe(Français)homophob(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhomophobic
  • hmoophobic
  • hommophobic
  • homohpobic
  • homophboic
  • homophhobic
  • homophobbic
  • homophobci
  • homophobicc
  • homophoibc
  • homopohbic
  • homopphobic
  • hompohobic
  • hoomphobic
  • ohmophobic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhomophobic1hmoophobic2hommophobic1homohpobic2homophboic2homophhobic1homophobbic1homophobci2
Edit distance from "homophobic"

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 "homophobic"?
"homophobic" is spelled H-O-M-O-P-H-O-B-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊ.bɪk/.
What does "homophobic" mean?
As an adjective, "homophobic" means: Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.
What words are commonly confused with "homophobic"?
"homophobic" is commonly confused with "homophobe", "homophobia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "homophobic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homophobic" is /ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊ.bɪk/. 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 "homophobic"?
From homo- (“homosexual”) + -phobic. 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 "homophobic", 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 (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list