Which to use
“hoses” and “host” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,312
- “hoses” frequency rank
- #1,758
- “host” frequency rank
- 31070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hoses | host |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of hose | One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially. |
Where the eye mixes hoses and host
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hoses with host
A purely visual mix-up. hoses (/ˈhəʊzɪz/) and host (/həʊst/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hoses is recorded at frequency rank #29,312, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈhəʊzɪz/. host is at rank #1,758, tagged as anoun, pronounced /həʊst/.
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 31070, this pair ranks #349,248 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hoses vs host
Shared letters: hos. Private to "hoses": e. Private to "host": t.
"hoses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "host" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hoses" for "host" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hoses" vs "host" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hoses" and "host" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hoses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "host" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,248 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hoses" and "host" 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 #349,248 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.