homenaje
[omeˈnaxe]
The verdict
“homenaje” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,612 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,612
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ceremonia o serie de ellas celebradas en honor de una persona o personas, cosa o cosas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | homenaje |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [omeˈnaxe] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,612 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “homenaje” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for homenaje is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [omeˈnaxe]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,612 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for homenaje, with forms such as "hhomenaje", "hmoenaje", and "hoemnaje". 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, "homenajes", "homenajea", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is homenaje, spelled H-O-M-E-N-A-J-E.
Definition
- 1Ceremonia o serie de ellas celebradas en honor de una persona o personas, cosa o cosas.
- 2Acto de sumisión, veneración o respeto, hacia alguien.
- 3Juramento solemne, en la época medieval y el feudalismo, con que un hombre reconocía que era el vasallo de un rey o señor, y le prometía fidelidad a cambio de la concesión de un beneficio o feudo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhomenaje,hmoenaje,hoemnaje,homeanje,homenaej,homenajje,homenjae,homennaje,hommenaje,homneaje,ohmenaje
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of homenaje - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “homenaje”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-M-E-N-A-J-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [omeˈnaxe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “homenajes” - see the side-by-side comparison. homenaje vs homenajes
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.