# horst

> English word · Noun · IPA /hɔːst/ · frequency rank #34,922

## Definitions
1. A block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has been raised relative to the surrounding area.

## Etymology
From German Horst (“heap”).

## Easily confused with
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-hot)
- **hos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-hos)
- **HRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-hrt)
- **hurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-hurt)
- **host** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-host)
- **hose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-hose)
- **hots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-hots)
- **hows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-hows)
- **hoss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-hoss)
- **house** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-house)
- **hours** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-hours)
- **hosts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-hosts)
- **hurst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-hurst)
- **Horus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horst-vs-horus)
- **hor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hor-vs-horst)
- **horn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horn-vs-horst)
- **hart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hart-vs-horst)
- **hers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hers-vs-horst)
- **holt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holt-vs-horst)
- **hast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hast-vs-horst)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hhorst`, `horrst`, `horsst`, `horstt`, `horts`, `hosrt`, `hrost`, `ohrst`

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