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The verdict

“hosting” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,573. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,573
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs host

Corpus desk

Index DE-hosting · hosting · German

hosting · rank #37,573 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,573
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hotellerie

Nearest frequency peer: Hotellerie (+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 „hosting“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hosting“ 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).

hosting vs of
14% similar
hosting vs ii
14% similar
hosting vs TO
0% similar

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

Key facts for hosting
PropertyValue
Headwordhosting
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,573
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hosting“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hotellerie“ (#37,574), „hollow“ (#37,571), „hundertmal“ (#37,575). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hosting“ bei #37,573. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around hosting (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,573 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs host".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for hosting, with forms such as "hhosting", "hositng", and "hossting". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "ii", "TO", 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hosting, spelled H-O-S-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs host

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhosting
  • hositng
  • hossting
  • hostign
  • hostingg
  • hostinng
  • hostnig
  • hostting
  • hotsing
  • hsoting
  • ohsting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hosting - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhosting1hositng2hossting1hostign2hostingg1hostinng1hostnig2hostting1
Edit distance from "hosting"

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 "hosting"?
"hosting" is spelled H-O-S-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "hosting" mean?
As a verb, "hosting" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs host
What words are commonly confused with "hosting"?
"hosting" is commonly confused with "of", "ii", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hosting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hosting" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hosting" come from?
"hosting" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hexerei#37,564Hanauer#37,554Israeli#37,596getankt#37,540

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

geköpft11 variantsKnechte11 variantsKompost11 variantsgadgets11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list