Homs

[ˈõms]

/[ˈõms]/ name

The verdict

“Homs” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,547. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,547
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de Siria

Corpus desk

Index ES-homs · Homs · Spanish

Homs · rank #35,547 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,547
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hollande

Nearest frequency peer: Hollande (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Homs”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Homs” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

Homs vs hoy
25% similar
Homs vs hot
25% similar
Homs vs hop
25% similar

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

Key facts for Homs
PropertyValue
HeadwordHoms
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈõms]
Letters4
Frequency rank#35,547
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Homs”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Homscae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Hollande” (#35,546), “huecas” (#35,548), “huelguistas” (#35,549). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “Homs” va en #35,547. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Homs (IPA [ˈõms]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #35,547 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ciudad de Siria".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Homs, with forms such as "hhoms", "hmos", and "homms". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hoy", "hot", "hop", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Homs, spelled H-O-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de Siria

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhoms
  • hmos
  • homms
  • homss
  • hosm
  • ohms

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Homs - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhoms1hmos2homms1homss1hosm2ohms2
Edit distance from "Homs"

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 "Homs"?
"Homs" is spelled H-O-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈõms].
What does "Homs" mean?
As a proper noun, "Homs" means: Ciudad de Siria
What words are commonly confused with "Homs"?
"Homs" is commonly confused with "hoy", "hot", "hop". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Homs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Homs" is [ˈõms]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Homs" come from?
"Homs" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Homs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list