Which to use
“hohes” is an adjective and “hosts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,381
- “hohes” frequency rank
- #43,973
- “hosts” frequency rank
- 49354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hohes | hosts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hoch | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs host |
Letter map: hohes vs hosts
Shared letters muted; letters that set hohes and hosts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hohes (CVCVC) and hosts (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: hohes vs hosts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hohes is anadjective and hostsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49354, 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]. hosts is at rank #43,973, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 49354, this pair ranks #1,214,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hohes vs hosts
Shared letters: hos. Private to "hohes": e. Private to "hosts": t.
"hohes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hosts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "hohes" vs "hosts" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "hohes" vs "hosts" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hohes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hosts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,214,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hohes" and "hosts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hosts vs puzzles". 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 #1,214,665 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.