Which to use
“holte” is a verb and “hostel” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,359
- “holte” frequency rank
- #31,620
- “hostel” frequency rank
- 35979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | holte | hostel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs holen | günstige Unterkunft besonders für Studenten und Schüler; Jugendherberge |
Where the eye mixes holte and hostel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between holte and hostel
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: holte is [ˈhoːltə] while hostel is [ˈɦɔstɛl]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
holte is recorded at frequency rank #4,359, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈhoːltə]. hostel is at rank #31,620, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɦɔstɛl].
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 35979, this pair ranks #1,626,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of holte vs hostel
Shared letters: ehlot. Private to "holte": -. Private to "hostel": s.
"holte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hostel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "holte" and "hostel" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "holte" or "hostel" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "holte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hostel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,626,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "holte" and "hostel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hostel vs hosts". 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 #1,626,936 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.