Which to use
“hom” is an intj and “houx” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,723
- “hom” frequency rank
- #45,659
- “houx” frequency rank
- 79382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hom | houx |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui exprime le doute, la défiance. | Arbre toujours vert, de la famille des aquifoliacées, dont les feuilles sont luisantes et armées de piquants et dont le fruit est une baie d’un très beau rouge. |
Where the eye mixes hom and houx
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hom runs 3 letters (CVC) against houx's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hom and houx
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hom is ^((h aspiré))\ɔm\ while houx is ^((h aspiré))\u\. 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 (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79382, 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\. houx is at rank #45,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\u\.
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 79382, this pair ranks #23,439 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hom vs houx
Shared letters: ho. Private to "hom": m. Private to "houx": ux.
"hom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "houx" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- houx ← hhoux · houxx · hoxu · huox · ohux
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hom" and "houx" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hom" or "houx"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "houx" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,439 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hom" and "houx" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Houda vs houx". 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 #23,439 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.