Which to use
“hide” and “Hose” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,219
- “hide” frequency rank
- #2,968
- “Hose” frequency rank
- 51187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hide | Hose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Haut eines Tiers | 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 hide and Hose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hide and Hose
A purely visual mix-up. hide ([haɪd]) 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 51187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hide is recorded at frequency rank #48,219, classified as anoun, pronounced [haɪd]. 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 51187, this pair ranks #1,145,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hide vs Hose
Shared letters: eh. Private to "hide": di. Private to "Hose": os.
"hide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Hose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hide" and "Hose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hide" or "Hose"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hide" 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 #1,145,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hide" and "Hose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haze vs hide". 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 #1,145,151 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.