Which to use
“hohes” is an adjective and “Hose” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,381
- “hohes” frequency rank
- #2,968
- “Hose” frequency rank
- 8349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hohes | Hose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hoch | 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 hohes and Hose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hohes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Hose's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hohes with Hose
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hohes is [ˈhoːəs] while Hose is [ˈhoːzə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hohes is recorded at frequency rank #5,381, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhoːəs]. 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 8349, this pair ranks #1,984,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hohes vs Hose
Shared letters: ehos. Private to "hohes": -. Private to "Hose": -.
"hohes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Hose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hohes" and "Hose" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hohes" or "Hose"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hohes" and "Hose" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hohes" 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 #1,984,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hohes" and "Hose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "höh vs hohes". 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 #1,984,636 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.