Which to use
“have” is a verb and “Hose” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,376
- “have” frequency rank
- #2,968
- “Hose” frequency rank
- 8344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | have | Hose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | haben; besitzen; zur Verfügung haben | Kleidungsstück, das den Körper unterhalb der Taille (bis zu den Füßen) bedeckt und dabei jedes Bein einzeln umschließt. Der Plural ist auch für den Singular gebräuchlich, da eine Hose aus zwei Schläuchen (Hosen) besteht (vergleiche die Herkunft). |
Where the eye mixes have and Hose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: have vs Hose
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: have is [hæv] while Hose is [ˈhoːzə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
have is recorded at frequency rank #5,376, classified as averb, pronounced [hæv]. Hose is at rank #2,968, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈhoːzə].
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 8344, this pair ranks #1,984,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of have vs Hose
Shared letters: eh. Private to "have": av. Private to "Hose": os.
"have" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Hose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "have" and "Hose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "have" vs "Hose" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "have" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,984,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "have" and "Hose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs have". 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 #1,984,656 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.