Which to use
“homes” and “hymen” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,429
- “homes” frequency rank
- #37,371
- “hymen” frequency rank
- 73800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | homes | hymen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de home. | Membrane qui obstrue partiellement le vagin des nouveau-nés de sexe féminin. |
Where the eye mixes homes and hymen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. homes and hymen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses homes with hymen
A purely visual mix-up. homes (^((h aspiré))\ɔm\) and hymen (\i.mɛn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73800, 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\. hymen is at rank #37,371, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.mɛn\.
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 73800, this pair ranks #39,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of homes vs hymen
Shared letters: ehm. Private to "homes": os. Private to "hymen": ny.
"homes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hymen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "homes" and "hymen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "homes" or "hymen" show up more?
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 "hymen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "homes" and "hymen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hen vs hymen". 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 #39,208 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.