hoss
/hɔːs/noun
hoss is spelled H-O-S-S: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hoss means “Pronunciation spelling of horse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hoss is hosses.
How many letters and syllables are in hoss?
| Letters | 4: H-O-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hoss?
Hoss appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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).
How do you pronounce hoss?
- US /hɔːs/
Hoss has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with hoss?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hoss from its last stressed vowel (/ɔs/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sosh.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hoss
- hosses plural
- hawss
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoss mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangPronunciation spelling of horse.
- 2
slangA big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.
- 3
slangTerm of address for a man.
What's up, hoss?
- 4
USslangA car.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of hoss (Southern US term of address for a man).
How's it going, Hoss?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hoss come from?
A dialectal pronunciation of horse; see also 'oss in English dialects with h-dropping.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).