H1vshomTell them apart

Quick tell: H1 is a noun, hom is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“H1” is a noun and “hom” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,322
“H1” frequency rank
#33,723
“hom” frequency rank
75045
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature H1 hom
Definition Échelle correspondant au rapport 1:64. Qui exprime le doute, la défiance.

Where the eye mixes H1 and hom

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. H1 runs 1 letters (C) against hom's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

2 ch
H1
3 ch
hom

Look-alike desk: H1 vs hom

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: H1 is \aʃ.œ̃\ while hom is ^((h aspiré))\ɔm\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

H1 is recorded at frequency rank #41,322, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʃ.œ̃\. hom is at rank #33,723, tagged as anintj, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔm\.

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 75045, this pair ranks #35,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of H1 vs hom

Shared letters: h. Private to "H1": -. Private to "hom": mo.

"H1" · 1 letters · shape C  ·  "hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "H1" for "hom" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "H1" is a noun and "hom" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "H1" vs "hom" - which ranks higher?
"hom" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,723 in our French list, against #41,322 for "H1". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "H1" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "H1" and "hom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "H1 vs hae". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #35,292 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list