host

[hoːst]

/[hoːst]/ verb

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The verdict

“host” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,284. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,284
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hosen

Corpus desk

Index DE-host · host · German

host · rank #18,284 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,284
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Homophobie

Nearest frequency peer: Homophobie (-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 „host“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „host“ 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).

host vs Hut
25% similar
host vs HSV
0% similar
host vs how
50% similar

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

Key facts for host
PropertyValue
Headwordhost
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hoːst]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,284
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „host“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hostliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Homophobie“ (#18,283), „huch“ (#18,285), „holländischen“ (#18,282). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „host“ bei #18,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around host (IPA [hoːst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,284 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for host, with forms such as "hhost", "hosst", and "hostt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hut", "HSV", "how", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is host, spelled H-O-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hosen
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hosen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hosen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hosen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhost
  • hosst
  • hostt
  • hots
  • hsot
  • ohst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of host - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhost1hosst1hostt1hots2hsot2ohst2
Edit distance from "host"

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 "host"?
"host" is spelled H-O-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [hoːst].
What does "host" mean?
As a verb, "host" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hosen
What words are commonly confused with "host"?
"host" is commonly confused with "Hut", "HSV", "how". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "host"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "host" is [hoːst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "host" come from?
"host" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

huch#18,285hohl#18,281Iren#18,291Gips#18,273

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Glenn6 variantsmild6 variantsNerd6 variantsPelz6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list