# hoses vs hosted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hoses
*noun · IPA /ˈhəʊzɪz/ · frequency rank #29,312*
plural of hose

### hosted
*verb · IPA /ˈhoʊstɪd/ · frequency rank #4,678*
simple past and past participle of host

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoses-vs-hosted