Which to use
“hoses” is a noun and “hse” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,312
- “hoses” frequency rank
- #36,606
- “hse” frequency rank
- 65918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hoses | hse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of hose | A gender-neutral pronoun. |
Letter map: hoses vs hse
Shared letters muted; letters that set hoses and hse apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - hoses and hse
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hoses is anoun and hseapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65918, 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/. hse is at rank #36,606, tagged as apron.
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 65918, this pair ranks #70,456 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hoses vs hse
Shared letters: ehs. Private to "hoses": o. Private to "hse": -.
"hoses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hse" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hoses ← hhoses · hoess · hosess · hosses · ohses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hoses" for "hse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hoses" or "hse"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hoses" and "hse".
- Full dictionary entry for "hoses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,456 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hoses" and "hse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs hse". 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 #70,456 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.