Which to use
“hommages” and “hommes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,810
- “hommages” frequency rank
- #289
- “hommes” frequency rank
- 14099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hommages | hommes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de hommage. | Pluriel de homme. |
Where the eye mixes hommages and hommes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hommages runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against hommes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hommages with hommes
A purely visual mix-up. hommages (^((h muet))\ɔ.maʒ\) and hommes (\ɔm\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hommages is recorded at frequency rank #13,810, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\ɔ.maʒ\. hommes is at rank #289, tagged as anoun, pronounced \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 14099, this pair ranks #398,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hommages vs hommes
Shared letters: ehmos. Private to "hommages": ag. Private to "hommes": -.
"hommages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "hommes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hommages" and "hommes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hommages" vs "hommes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hommages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hommes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hommages" and "hommes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "homes vs hommes". 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 #398,201 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.