hotelsvstransfersWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#3,592
“hotels” frequency rank
#18,727
“transfers” frequency rank
22319
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hotels transfers
Definition Plural des Substantivs hotel 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs transfer

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hotels and transfers apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
hotels
9 ch
transfers

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hotels is anoun and transfersaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hotels is recorded at frequency rank #3,592, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. transfers is at rank #18,727, 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 22319, this pair ranks #1,875,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hotels vs transfers

Shared letters: est. Private to "hotels": hlo. Private to "transfers": afnr.

"hotels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "transfers" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hotelshhotels · hoetls · hotells · hotelss · hotesl · hotles · hottels · htoels
  • transfersrtansfers · tarnsfers · tranfsers · trannsfers · transefrs · transferrs · transferss · transfesr

Frequency comparison

hotels#3,592
transfers#18,727

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hotels" and "transfers" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hotels" is a noun and "transfers" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hotels" or "transfers"?
"hotels" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,592 in our German list, against #18,727 for "transfers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hotels vs transfers

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “hotels”; for a verb, it's “transfers”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hotels” 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