hospitable

/hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/

//hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩// adj

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"hospitable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hospitable” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,451. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,451
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cordial and generous towards guests

Corpus desk

Index EN-hospitable · hospitable · English

hospitable · rank #30,451 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,451
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hummingbird

Nearest frequency peer: hummingbird (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hospitable”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hospitable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

hospitable vs hospital
80% similar

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

Key facts for hospitable
PropertyValue
Headwordhospitable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/
Letters10
Frequency rank#30,451
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hospitable”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “hummingbird” (#30,452), “ight” (#30,453), “hexagonal” (#30,448). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hospitable” is #30,451. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around hospitable (IPA /hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,451 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for hospitable, with forms such as "hhospitable", "hopsitable", and "hosiptable". 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.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”). The correct English form is hospitable, spelled H-O-S-P-I-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    cordial and generous towards guests
  2. 2
    receptive and open-minded
  3. 3
    favorable
  4. 4
    favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hospitable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. hospitable family
  2. "And you come, brother," said Mr. Wegg, in a hospitable glow, "you come like I don't know what—exactly like it—I shouldn't know you from it—shedding a halo all around you."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”).

Synonyms

habitableinhabitablelivabletenantable

Antonyms

uninhabitable

This word in other languages

hospitalario(Español)hospitalier(Français)gastfreundlich(Deutsch)hospitaleiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhospitable
  • hopsitable
  • hosiptable
  • hospiatble
  • hospitabble
  • hospitabel
  • hospitablle
  • hospitalbe
  • hospitbale
  • hospitible
  • hospittable
  • hosppitable
  • hosptiable
  • hosspitable
  • hsopitable
  • ohspitable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hospitable - 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.

hhospitable1hopsitable2hosiptable2hospiatble2hospitabble1hospitabel2hospitablle1hospitalbe2
Edit distance from "hospitable"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hospitable"?
"hospitable" is spelled H-O-S-P-I-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/.
What does "hospitable" mean?
As an adjective, "hospitable" means: cordial and generous towards guests
What words are commonly confused with "hospitable"?
"hospitable" 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 "hospitable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hospitable" is /hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "hospitable"?
Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hospitable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

hummingbird16 variantscommunicator16 variantsplasticity16 variantsChandigarh16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list