Which to use
“hate” and “hotel” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #807
- “hate” frequency rank
- #1,191
- “hotel” frequency rank
- 1998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hate | hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An object of hatred. | A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. |
Where the eye mixes hate and hotel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. hate (/heʔ/) and hotel (/həʊˈtɛl/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hate is recorded at frequency rank #807, classified as anoun, pronounced /heʔ/. hotel is at rank #1,191, tagged as anoun, pronounced /həʊˈtɛl/.
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 1998, this pair ranks #526,095 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hate vs hotel
Shared letters: eht. Private to "hate": a. Private to "hotel": lo.
"hate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hotel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC