# Xhosa

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ.sə/ · frequency rank #42,497

## Definitions
1. A member of a Bantu people from South Africa, most of whom live in the Eastern Cape.
2. The language of these people, a Bantu language related to Zulu.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Xhosa (ísí)Xhosa (“Xhosa language”) and (úḿ)Xhosa (“Xhosa person”).

## Common misspellings (7)
`hxosa`, `xhhosa`, `xhoas`, `xhossa`, `xhsoa`, `xohsa`, `xxhosa`

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