homilía

[omiˈlia]

/[omiˈlia]/ noun

The verdict

“homilía” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,981. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,981
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Razonamiento o plática que se hace para explicar al pueblo las materias de religión.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

homilía vs humilla
71% similar
homilía vs hombría
71% similar
homilía vs homicida
63% similar

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

Key facts for homilía
PropertyValue
Headwordhomilía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[omiˈlia]
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,981
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “homilía” sits in Spanish frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around homilía (IPA [omiˈlia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,981 among 15,034 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for homilía, with forms such as "hhomilía", "hmoilía", and "hoimlía". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "humilla", "hombría", "homicida", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is homilía, spelled H-O-M-I-L-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Razonamiento o plática que se hace para explicar al pueblo las materias de religión.
  2. 2
    Parte de la ceremonia religiosa en el ritual de la Iglesia católica, en donde se hace exhortación sobre las lecturas y/o el sacramento que se realiza, con el fin de hacer más inteligibles los pasajes de la Biblia que se acaban de proclamar en la asamblea litúrgica.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhomilía
  • hmoilía
  • hoimlía
  • homilaí
  • homillía
  • homiíla
  • homliía
  • hommilía
  • ohmilía

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of homilía - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhomilía1hmoilía2hoimlía2homilaí2homillía1homiíla2homliía2hommilía1
Edit distance from "homilía"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "homilía"?
"homilía" is spelled H-O-M-I-L-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [omiˈlia].
What does "homilía" mean?
As a noun, "homilía" means: Razonamiento o plática que se hace para explicar al pueblo las materias de religión.
What words are commonly confused with "homilía"?
"homilía" is commonly confused with "humilla", "hombría", "homicida". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "homilía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homilía" is [omiˈlia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homilía" come from?
"homilía" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “homilía”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-M-I-L-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [omiˈlia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “humilla” - see the side-by-side comparison. homilía vs humilla
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list