Which to use
“Holmes” is a name and “homes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,402
- “Holmes” frequency rank
- #36,429
- “homes” frequency rank
- 49831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Holmes | homes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille d’origine anglaise. | Pluriel de home. |
Letter map: Holmes vs homes
Shared letters muted; letters that set Holmes and homes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: Holmes vs homes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Holmes is aname and homesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Holmes is recorded at frequency rank #13,402, classified as aname. homes is at rank #36,429, tagged as anoun, 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 49831, this pair ranks #167,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Holmes vs homes
Shared letters: ehmos. Private to "Holmes": l. Private to "homes": -.
"Holmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "homes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Holmes" and "homes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Holmes" vs "homes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "Holmes" and "homes". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Holmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "homes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Holmes" and "homes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "homes vs huées". 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 #167,544 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.