Hosea
[hoˈzeːa]
The verdict
“Hosea” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prophet in der Bibel
Corpus desk
Index DE-hosea · Hosea · German
Hosea · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hosea |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [hoˈzeːa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hosea“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hosea is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [hoˈzeːa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prophet in der Bibel".
Hosea has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hosea, spelled H-O-S-E-A.
Definition
- 1Prophet in der Bibel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hosea appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hosea lebte im heutigen Israel.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.