hosel
noun
hosel is spelled H-O-S-E-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hosel means “The portion of the head of a golf club to which the shaft of the club attaches” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hosel is hosels.
How many letters and syllables are in hosel?
| Letters | 5: H-O-S-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hosel?
Hosel appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of hosel
- hosels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hosel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The portion of the head of a golf club to which the shaft of the club attaches.
Though largely ignored by players, hosel design is integral to the balance, feel and power of a club.
- 2
slangA semester, in the context of a course of study which should be enjoyable as opposed to required work.
The new hosel will be using the format suggested by students.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hosel come from?
Equivalent to hose + -le.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).