homem

//ˈɔm// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#247

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

homem is aPortuguesenoun. It means: pessoa do sexo ou gênero masculino, geralmente, mas não exclusivamente, adulta Pronounced /ˈɔm/. It ranks #247 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with homo and hotel.

Key facts for homem
PropertyValue
Headwordhomem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɔm/
Letters5
Frequency rank#247
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of homem in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for homem is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɔm/. Corpus data places it at rank #247 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for homem, with forms such as "hhomem", "hmoem", and "hoemm". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "homo", "hotel", "Homer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is homem, spelled H-O-M-E-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa do sexo ou gênero masculino, geralmente, mas não exclusivamente, adulta
  2. 2
    macho da espécie humana
  3. 3
    o ser humano
  4. 4
    pessoa que ocupa cargo de confiança
  5. 5
    marido, esposo
  6. 6
    amante

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhomem,hmoem,hoemm,homemm,homme,hommem,ohmem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for homem

Misspelling Variants of "homem"

hhomem6hmoem5hoemm5homemm6homme5hommem6ohmem5
Misspelling Variants of "homem"

Frequency rank: #247 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "homem"?
"homem" is spelled H-O-M-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɔm/.
What does "homem" mean?
As a noun, "homem" means: pessoa do sexo ou gênero masculino, geralmente, mas não exclusivamente, adulta
What words are commonly confused with "homem"?
"homem" is commonly confused with "homo", "hotel", "Homer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "homem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homem" is /ˈɔm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homem" come from?
"homem" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter H in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.