Which to use
“Hodges” is a name and “hoses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,630
- “Hodges” frequency rank
- #29,312
- “hoses” frequency rank
- 46942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hodges | hoses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname originating as a patronymic. | plural of hose |
Letter map: Hodges vs hoses
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hodges and hoses apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: Hodges vs hoses
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hodges is aname and hosesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hodges is recorded at frequency rank #17,630, classified as aname. 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 46942, this pair ranks #207,059 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Hodges vs hoses
Shared letters: ehos. Private to "Hodges": dg. Private to "hoses": -.
"Hodges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hoses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hodges" and "hoses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "Hodges" or "hoses" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "Hodges" vs "hoses" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hodges" 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 #207,059 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hodges" 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 #207,059 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.