Which to use
“Hotelier” and “Hoteliers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,041
- “Hotelier” frequency rank
- #44,693
- “Hoteliers” frequency rank
- 90734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hotelier | Hoteliers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Besitzer oder Leiter eines Hotels | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hotelier |
Where the eye mixes Hotelier and Hoteliers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Hotelier and Hoteliers
A purely visual mix-up. Hotelier ([hotɛˈli̯eː]) and Hoteliers ([hotɛˈli̯eːs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Hotelier” sits inside “Hoteliers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hotelier is recorded at frequency rank #46,041, classified as anoun, pronounced [hotɛˈli̯eː]. Hoteliers is at rank #44,693, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hotɛˈli̯eːs].
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 90734, this pair ranks #44,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Hotelier vs Hoteliers
Shared letters: ehilort. Private to "Hotelier": -. Private to "Hoteliers": s.
"Hotelier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "Hoteliers" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hotelier" and "Hoteliers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Hotelier" vs "Hoteliers" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Hotelier" and "Hoteliers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hotelier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hoteliers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #44,224 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.