Which to use
“Hoff” is a name and “hos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,281
- “Hoff” frequency rank
- #31,601
- “hos” frequency rank
- 71882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hoff | hos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | David Hasselhoff. | plural of ho |
Letter map: Hoff vs hos
Shared letters muted; letters that set Hoff and hos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Hoff and hos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Hoff is aname and hosanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hoff is recorded at frequency rank #40,281, 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 71882, this pair ranks #45,012 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hoff vs hos
Shared letters: ho. Private to "Hoff": f. Private to "hos": s.
"Hoff" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Hoff ← hfof · hhoff · ohff
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Hoff" for "hos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Hoff" vs "hos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "Hoff" vs "hos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hoff" 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 #45,012 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hoff" and "hos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hoff vs hoke". 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 #45,012 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.