Which to use
“hides” and “hoses” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,393
- “hides” frequency rank
- #29,312
- “hoses” frequency rank
- 40705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hides | hoses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of hide | plural of hose |
Where the eye mixes hides and hoses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hides and hoses
A purely visual mix-up. hides (/haɪdz/) and hoses (/ˈhəʊzɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hides is recorded at frequency rank #11,393, classified as anoun, pronounced /haɪdz/. hoses is at rank #29,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhəʊzɪz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40705, this pair ranks #265,127 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hides vs hoses
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "hides": di. Private to "hoses": o.
"hides" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hoses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hides" for "hoses" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hides" or "hoses"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hides" and "hoses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hoses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,127 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hides" and "hoses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs hoses". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #265,127 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.