evenvshotelsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: even is a adjective, hotels is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“even” is an adjective and “hotels” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,532
“even” frequency rank
#3,592
“hotels” frequency rank
22124
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature even hotels
Definition eben, ausgeglichen Plural des Substantivs hotel

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set even and hotels apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
even
6 ch
hotels

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: even is anadjective and hotelsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

even is recorded at frequency rank #18,532, classified as anadj, 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 22124, this pair ranks #1,877,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of even vs hotels

Shared letters: e. Private to "even": nv. Private to "hotels": hlost.

"even" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "hotels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eveneevn · evenn · evne · evven · veen
  • hotelshhotels · hoetls · hotells · hotelss · hotesl · hotles · hottels · htoels

Frequency comparison

even#18,532
hotels#3,592

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "even" and "hotels" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "even" is an adjective and "hotels" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "even" or "hotels"?
"hotels" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,592 in our German list, against #18,532 for "even". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering even vs hotels

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “even”; for a noun, it's “hotels”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “even” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list