Hospitals

[hɔspiˈtaːls]

/[hɔspiˈtaːls]/ noun

The verdict

“Hospitals” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,977. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,977
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hospital

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hospitals vs hospital
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hospitals
PropertyValue
HeadwordHospitals
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɔspiˈtaːls]
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,977
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hospitals” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hospitals lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Hospitals (IPA [hɔspiˈtaːls]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,977 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hospital".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hospitals, with forms such as "hhospitals", "hopsitals", and "hosiptals". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hospital", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Hospitals, spelled H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hospital

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhospitals,hopsitals,hosiptals,hospiatls,hospitalls,hospitalss,hospitasl,hospitlas,hospittals,hosppitals,hosptials,hosspitals,hsopitals,ohspitals

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hospitals - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhospitals1hopsitals2hosiptals2hospiatls2hospitalls1hospitalss1hospitasl2hospitlas2
Edit distance from "Hospitals"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hospitals"?
"Hospitals" is spelled H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [hɔspiˈtaːls].
What does "Hospitals" mean?
As a noun, "Hospitals" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hospital
What words are commonly confused with "Hospitals"?
"Hospitals" is commonly confused with "hospital". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hospitals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hospitals" is [hɔspiˈtaːls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hospitals" come from?
"Hospitals" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Hospitals”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hɔspiˈtaːls] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “hospital” - see the side-by-side comparison. Hospitals vs hospital
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list