# haust vs host

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### haust
*verb · IPA [haʊ̯st] · frequency rank #31,093*
2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hauen

### host
*verb · IPA [hoːst] · frequency rank #18,284*
2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hosen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/haust-vs-host