hosten
German, verb[ˈhɔʊ̯stn̩]
hosten is spelled H-O-S-T-E-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,012th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hosten is a German verb meaning “to host (to make a networked service running on a server available to others)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does hosten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to host (to make a networked service running on a server available to others)
Um Video-Anrufe zu veranstalten, muss man diese Service selbst hosten.
- 2
rareto host (to perform the role of a host for/at)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorgang, bei dem etwas auf einem Server gespeichert wird, so dass es online zugänglich ist
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 hosten
- hostet present singular third-person
- hostete past
- gehostet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- hostend participle present
- hoste first-person indicative present
- hostest indicative present second-person
- hosteten first-person indicative plural
- hostetest indicative preterite second-person
- hostetet indicative plural preterite
- host imperative second-person singular
- habe gehostet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben gehostet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- Hostens genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hosten?
- [ˈhɔʊ̯stn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hosten in German?
hosten appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).