Which to use
“hom” is an intj and “homes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,723
- “hom” frequency rank
- #36,429
- “homes” frequency rank
- 70152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hom | homes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui exprime le doute, la défiance. | Pluriel de home. |
Same sound, different letters: hom vs homes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. hom runs 3 letters (CVC) against homes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - hom and homes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: hom and homes carry the same recorded pronunciation, ^((h aspiré))\ɔm\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anintj, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “hom” sits inside “homes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hom is recorded at frequency rank #33,723, classified as anintj, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔm\. 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 70152, this pair ranks #52,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hom vs homes
Shared letters: hmo. Private to "hom": -. Private to "homes": es.
"hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "homes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- homes ← hhomes · hmoes · hoems · homess · homse · ohmes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hom" and "homes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hom" or "homes"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "hom" / "homes". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "hom" 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 #52,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hom" and "homes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hae vs hom". 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 #52,422 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.