homemade

\ˈhɔʊ̯mˌmɛɪ̯t\

/\ˈhɔʊ̯mˌmɛɪ̯t\/ adj

The verdict

“homemade” is uncommon French (frequency #84,878 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,878
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fait maison.

Corpus desk

Index FR-homemade · homemade · French

homemade · rank #84,878 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,878
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 109,908
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hoggar

Nearest frequency peer: Hoggar (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “homemade”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “homemade” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for homemade
PropertyValue
Headwordhomemade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈhɔʊ̯mˌmɛɪ̯t\
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,878
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “homemade” sits in French 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). homemade lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

homemade is uncommon French at frequency #84,878 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈhɔʊ̯mˌmɛɪ̯t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fait maison.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for homemade in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is homemade, spelled H-O-M-E-M-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait maison.

Synonyms

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "homemade"?
"homemade" is spelled H-O-M-E-M-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhɔʊ̯mˌmɛɪ̯t\.
What does "homemade" mean?
As an adjective, "homemade" means: Fait maison.
How do you pronounce "homemade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homemade" is \ˈhɔʊ̯mˌmɛɪ̯t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homemade" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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