Which to use
“Hosen” is a noun and “hosts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,089
- “Hosen” frequency rank
- #43,973
- “hosts” frequency rank
- 49062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hosen | hosts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hose | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs host |
Letter map: Hosen vs hosts
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hosen and hosts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Hosen (CVCVC) and hosts (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: Hosen vs hosts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hosen is anoun and hostsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hosen is recorded at frequency rank #5,089, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhoːzn̩]. 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 49062, this pair ranks #1,225,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hosen vs hosts
Shared letters: hos. Private to "Hosen": en. Private to "hosts": t.
"Hosen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hosts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hosen" for "hosts" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Hosen" or "hosts" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Hosen" and "hosts".
- Full dictionary entry for "Hosen" 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 #1,225,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hosen" 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 #1,225,468 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.