Which to use
“Hobbs” is a name and “hos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,239
- “Hobbs” frequency rank
- #31,601
- “hos” frequency rank
- 52840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hobbs | hos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname originating as a patronymic. | plural of ho |
Letter map: Hobbs vs hos
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hobbs and hos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Hobbs runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against hos's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Hobbs and hos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hobbs is aname and hosanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hobbs is recorded at frequency rank #21,239, classified as aname. hos is at rank #31,601, tagged as anoun.
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 52840, this pair ranks #153,783 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hobbs vs hos
Shared letters: hos. Private to "Hobbs": b. Private to "hos": -.
"Hobbs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "hos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hobbs ← hbobs · hhobbs · hobbss · hobs · hobsb · ohbbs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hobbs" for "hos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Hobbs" vs "hos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Hobbs" vs "hos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hobbs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,783 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hobbs" and "hos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs hos". 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 #153,783 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.