Which to use
“hostel” is a noun and “hosts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,620
- “hostel” frequency rank
- #43,973
- “hosts” frequency rank
- 75593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hostel | hosts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | günstige Unterkunft besonders für Studenten und Schüler; Jugendherberge | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs host |
Letter map: hostel vs hosts
Shared letters muted; letters that set hostel and hosts apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - hostel and hosts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hostel is anoun and hostsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hostel is recorded at frequency rank #31,620, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɦɔstɛl]. hosts is at rank #43,973, tagged as averb, 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 75593, this pair ranks #304,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hostel vs hosts
Shared letters: host. Private to "hostel": el. Private to "hosts": -.
"hostel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hosts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hostel" for "hosts" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hostel" or "hosts"?
What to do next
Pair "hostel" vs "hosts" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hostel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hosts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hostel" and "hosts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hosts 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 #304,201 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.