# hospitable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/ · frequency rank #30,451

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

## 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”).

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`hhospitable`, `hopsitable`, `hosiptable`, `hospiatble`, `hospitabble`, `hospitabel`, `hospitablle`, `hospitalbe`, `hospitbale`, `hospitible`, `hospittable`, `hosppitable`, `hosptiable`, `hosspitable`, `hsopitable`, `ohspitable`

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