Which to use
“hotels” and “nation” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,592
- “hotels” frequency rank
- #3,758
- “nation” frequency rank
- 7350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hotels | nation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs hotel | Nation |
Letter map: hotels vs nation
Shared letters muted; letters that set hotels and nation apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. hotels (CVCVCC) and nation (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on hotels vs nation
hotels and nation 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 share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hotels is recorded at frequency rank #3,592, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. nation is at rank #3,758, 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 7350, this pair ranks #1,988,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hotels vs nation
Shared letters: ot. Private to "hotels": ehls. Private to "nation": ain.
"hotels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "nation" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "hotels" vs "nation" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "hotels" and "nation". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hotels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hotels" and "nation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nation 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 #1,988,479 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.