# hoses vs hostess

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### hostess
*noun · IPA /ˈhoʊstɪs/ · frequency rank #18,338*
A female 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-hostess