Which to use
“core” and “hotels” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,059
- “core” frequency rank
- #3,592
- “hotels” frequency rank
- 18651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | core | hotels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kern | Plural des Substantivs hotel |
Letter map: core vs hotels
Shared letters muted; letters that set core and hotels apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. core runs 4 letters (CVCV) against hotels's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: core and hotels
core and hotels are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
core is recorded at frequency rank #15,059, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. hotels is at rank #3,592, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18651, this pair ranks #1,916,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of core vs hotels
Shared letters: eo. Private to "core": cr. Private to "hotels": hlst.
"core" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hotels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "core" and "hotels" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "core" or "hotels" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "core" and "hotels". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "core" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hotels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,916,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "core" and "hotels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "core vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,916,224 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.