Which to use
“homes” and “hope” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,429
- “homes” frequency rank
- #12,794
- “hope” frequency rank
- 49223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | homes | hope |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de home. | Espoir, espérance. |
Where the eye mixes homes and hope
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. homes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hope's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between homes and hope
A purely visual mix-up. homes (^((h aspiré))\ɔm\) and hope (\həʊp\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
homes is recorded at frequency rank #36,429, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔm\. hope is at rank #12,794, tagged as anoun, pronounced \həʊp\.
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 49223, this pair ranks #172,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of homes vs hope
Shared letters: eho. Private to "homes": ms. Private to "hope": p.
"homes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hope" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "homes" for "hope" ever safe?
Frequency check: "homes" vs "hope" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "homes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hope" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "homes" and "hope" 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 #172,410 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.