Which to use
“Holding” is a noun and “hosting” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,259
- “Holding” frequency rank
- #37,573
- “hosting” frequency rank
- 48832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Holding | hosting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unternehmen, das Kapitalbeteiligungen (Anteile) an verschiedenen Tochterunternehmen hat | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs host |
Letter map: Holding vs hosting
Shared letters muted; letters that set Holding and hosting apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - Holding and hosting
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Holding is anoun and hostingaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Holding is recorded at frequency rank #11,259, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɔʊ̯ldɪŋ]. hosting is at rank #37,573, 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 48832, this pair ranks #1,233,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Holding vs hosting
Shared letters: ghino. Private to "Holding": dl. Private to "hosting": st.
"Holding" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "hosting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Holding" for "hosting" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Holding" vs "hosting" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Holding" and "hosting".
- Full dictionary entry for "Holding" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hosting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,233,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Holding" and "hosting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hosting 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 #1,233,969 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.