Hose
German, noun/ˈhoːzə/
Hose is spelled H-O-S-E (4 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written German, the 2,961st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hose is a German feminine noun meaning “trousers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kleidungsstück, das den Körper unterhalb der Taille (bis zu den Füßen) bedeckt und dabei jedes Bein einzeln…”.
What does Hose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetrousers
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. 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). 2. kleinräumiger Luftwirbel in der Erdatmosphäre
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hose
- Hosen plural
- Höschen diminutive neuter
- Höslein diminutive neuter
- Hoserl diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hose?
- Germany /ˈhoːzə/
- /ˈhoːsɛ/
- Austria [-z̥ɛ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hose in German?
Hose appears 28 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).