Which to use
“hast” and “hosts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #165
- “hast” frequency rank
- #43,973
- “hosts” frequency rank
- 44138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hast | hosts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs haben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs host |
Letter map: hast vs hosts
Shared letters muted; letters that set hast and hosts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hast runs 4 letters (CVCC) against hosts's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: hast and hosts
hast and hosts are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hast is recorded at frequency rank #165, classified as averb, pronounced [hast]. hosts is at rank #43,973, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 44138, this pair ranks #1,395,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hast vs hosts
Shared letters: hst. Private to "hast": a. Private to "hosts": o.
"hast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hosts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hast" for "hosts" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hast" vs "hosts" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "hast" vs "hosts" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hosts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,395,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hast" and "hosts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hosts vs puzzles". 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 #1,395,804 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.