HomsvsHTMLWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Homs is a name, HTML is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Homs” is a name and “HTML” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,547
“Homs” frequency rank
#11,593
“HTML” frequency rank
47140
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Homs HTML
Definition Ciudad de Siria Conjunto de estándares, que son derivados de SGML. Utilizado para estructurar e identificar a los elementos de un documento de hipertexto. Es el estándard mas utilizado para formatear y desplegar documentos o páginas en el Internet.

Where the eye mixes Homs and HTML

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Homs
4 ch
HTML

Visual trap between Homs and HTML

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Homs is [ˈõms] while HTML is [ˈat͡ʃe t̪e ˈeme ˈele]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Homs is recorded at frequency rank #35,547, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈõms]. HTML is at rank #11,593, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈat͡ʃe t̪e ˈeme ˈele].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 47140, this pair ranks #121,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Homs vs HTML

Shared letters: hm. Private to "Homs": os. Private to "HTML": lt.

"Homs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "HTML" · 4 letters · shape CCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Homshhoms · hmos · homms · homss · hosm · ohms
  • HTMLhhtml · hmtl · htlm · htmll · htmml · httml · thml

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Homs" and "HTML" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Homs" is a name and "HTML" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Homs" or "HTML"?
"HTML" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,593 in our Spanish list, against #35,547 for "Homs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Homs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "HTML" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Homs" and "HTML" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "he's vs Homs". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #121,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list