Which to use
“haze” and “Hose” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,774
- “haze” frequency rank
- #2,968
- “Hose” frequency rank
- 52742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haze | Hose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Atmosphäre, Wetter: sehr feine, weit verstreute feste oder flüssige Partikel in der Luft | 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 haze and Hose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. haze and Hose follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses haze with Hose
A purely visual mix-up. haze ([heɪz]) and Hose ([ˈhoːzə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haze is recorded at frequency rank #49,774, classified as anoun, pronounced [heɪz]. 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 52742, this pair ranks #1,084,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of haze vs Hose
Shared letters: eh. Private to "haze": az. Private to "Hose": os.
"haze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Hose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "haze" and "Hose" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "haze" or "Hose"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "haze" and "Hose" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "haze" 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 #1,084,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haze" and "Hose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hähne vs haze". 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 #1,084,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.