# hocus vs hosts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hocus
*verb · IPA /ˈhəʊkəs/ · frequency rank #48,804*
To play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat.

### hosts
*noun · IPA /hoʊsts/ · frequency rank #4,862*
plural of host

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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