Which to use
“Hobbes” is a name and “hobbies” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,991
- “Hobbes” frequency rank
- #46,210
- “hobbies” frequency rank
- 78201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hobbes | hobbies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Pluriel de hobby. |
Letter map: Hobbes vs hobbies
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hobbes and hobbies apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Hobbes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against hobbies's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Hobbes vs hobbies
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hobbes is aname and hobbiesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hobbes is recorded at frequency rank #31,991, classified as aname. hobbies is at rank #46,210, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.bi\.
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 78201, this pair ranks #26,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hobbes vs hobbies
Shared letters: behos. Private to "Hobbes": -. Private to "hobbies": i.
"Hobbes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hobbies" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Hobbes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hobbies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hobbes" and "hobbies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hobbies vs hobby". 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 #26,360 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.