# Hosea

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌhoʊˈziːə/ · frequency rank #48,807

## Definitions
1. A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
2. A prophet.
3. A male given name from Hebrew.

## Etymology
From Latin Hōsēās, from Ancient Greek Ὡσηέ (Hōsēé), from Biblical Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ (hōšḗaʿ, “Hosea”), from the masculine singular imperative of הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía', “to save”).

## Easily confused with
- **hse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-hse)
- **HSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-hsa)
- **host** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-host)
- **Howe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-howe)
- **hove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-hove)
- **Hoya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-hoya)
- **hoss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-hoss)
- **house** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-house)
- **hotel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-hotel)
- **hosts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-hosts)
- **hover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-hover)
- **hoses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-hoses)
- **hoyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-hoyer)
- **houses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-houses)
- **hosted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-hosted)
- **housed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-housed)
- **hostel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hosea-vs-hostel)
- **hoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoe-vs-hosea)
- **hoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoa-vs-hosea)
- **hos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hos-vs-hosea)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hhosea`, `hoesa`, `hosae`, `hossea`, `hsoea`, `ohsea`

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