# hospice

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɑspɪs/ · frequency rank #17,385

## Definitions
1. A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.
2. The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.
3. A specialized facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French hospice, from Old French hospise, from Latin hospitium (“hospitality, an inn”). Doublet of hospitium.

## Easily confused with
- **hostile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hospice-vs-hostile)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hhospice`, `hopsice`, `hosipce`, `hospcie`, `hospicce`, `hospiec`, `hosppice`, `hosspice`, `hsopice`, `ohspice`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hospice