hos

[hos] /hos/

/[hos] /hos// particle

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The verdict

“hos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,007 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a particle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,007
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Siempre.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hos · hos · Spanish

hos · rank #67,007 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,007
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH horrorizados

Nearest frequency peer: horrorizados (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “hos”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “hos” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hos
PropertyValue
Headwordhos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticle
IPA[hos] /hos/
Letters3
Frequency rank#67,007
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hos” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.hoscae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “horrorizados” (#67,006), “hoo” (#67,005), “hondureñas” (#67,004). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hos” va en #67,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,007 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as aparticle, transcribed [hos] /hos/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Siempre.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for hos in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is hos, spelled H-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siempre.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hos"?
"hos" is spelled H-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [hos] /hos/.
What does "hos" mean?
As a particle, "hos" means: Siempre.
How do you pronounce "hos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hos" is [hos] /hos/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hoo#67,005het#66,996hei#66,992foi#66,954

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list