Hose

[ˈhoːzə]

/[ˈhoːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hose” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,968. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,968
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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 Schl...

Corpus desk

Index DE-hose · Hose · German

Hose · rank #2,968 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,968
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH häufiger

Nearest frequency peer: häufiger (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hose“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Hose“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hose vs HSV
25% similar
Hose vs how
25% similar
Hose vs hot
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hose
PropertyValue
HeadwordHose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhoːzə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,968
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hose“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hoseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „häufiger“ (#2,969), „heutige“ (#2,966), „Info“ (#2,970). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hose“ bei #2,968. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Hose (IPA [ˈhoːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,968 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hose, with forms such as "hhose", "hoes", and "hosse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "HSV", "how", "hot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hose, spelled H-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 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. 2
    kleinräumiger Luftwirbel in der Erdatmosphäre

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Hosen stehen dir sehr gut. / Die Hose steht dir sehr gut.
  2. „Er riß sich das Hemd vom Leib und zog die Hosen aus.“

Synonyms

BeinkleidGroßtrombeTornadoWirbelwind

Antonyms

KleidRock

This word in other languages

pantaloon(English)pantalón(Español)pantalon(Français)tromba(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhose
  • hoes
  • hosse
  • hsoe
  • ohse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hose - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhose1hoes2hosse1hsoe2ohse2
Edit distance from "Hose"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hose"?
"Hose" is spelled H-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːzə].
What does "Hose" mean?
As a noun, "Hose" means: 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 Schl...
What words are commonly confused with "Hose"?
"Hose" is commonly confused with "HSV", "how", "hot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hose" is [ˈhoːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hose" come from?
"Hose" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hose", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Info#2,970umso#2,929vorn#3,007nimm#2,916

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

still5 variantsSumme5 variantsNATO5 variantsleise5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list