Which to use
“Homs” is a name and “hors” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,724
- “Homs” frequency rank
- #688
- “hors” frequency rank
- 34412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Homs | hors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ville située à l’ouest de la Syrie. | Préposition servant à marquer l’exclusion du lieu. |
Where the eye mixes Homs and hors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Homs with hors
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Homs is \ɔms\ while hors is ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “Homs” becomes r in “hors”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Homs is recorded at frequency rank #33,724, classified as aname, pronounced \ɔms\. hors is at rank #688, tagged as aprep, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔʁ\.
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 34412, this pair ranks #284,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Homs vs hors
Shared letters: hos. Private to "Homs": m. Private to "hors": r.
"Homs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hors" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Homs" for "hors" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Homs" vs "hors" - 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 "Homs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Homs" and "hors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoax vs Homs". 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 #284,013 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.