hospitality

/ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/

//ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti// noun

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"hospitality" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hospitality” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,300. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,300
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hospitality · hospitality · English

hospitality · rank #8,300 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,300
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH horizontal

Nearest frequency peer: horizontal (-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 “hospitality”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hospitality” 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
Key facts for hospitality
PropertyValue
Headwordhospitality
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/
Letters11
Frequency rank#8,300
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hospitality”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “horizontal” (#8,299), “hostage” (#8,301), “historian” (#8,298). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hospitality” is #8,300. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around hospitality (IPA /ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,300 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for hospitality, with forms such as "hhospitality", "hopsitality", and "hosiptality". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English hospitalite, from Old French hospitalité (modern French hospitalité), from Latin hospitālitās (“hospitality”), from hospitālis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“guest", "host”). Displaced native Old English cumlīþnes (literally “guest gentle… The correct English form is hospitality, spelled H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.
  2. 2
    The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.
  3. 3
    The food, drink, and entertainment given to customers by a company or organization or provided to visitors by a private host.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Please thank our hosts for their hospitality during the week that we stayed.
  2. "Quarrels!" said Charles; "do not use so disagreeable a word. I am thinking of nothing but the thanks I owe Lord Avonleigh for his hospitality"—Lord Avonleigh bent to the very edge of the table—"and the favours I am about to ask."

Etymology

From Middle English hospitalite, from Old French hospitalité (modern French hospitalité), from Latin hospitālitās (“hospitality”), from hospitālis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“guest", "host”). Displaced native Old English cumlīþnes (literally “guest gentleness”).

This word in other languages

hospitalidad(Español)hospitalité(Français)Gastfreundlichkeit(Deutsch)hospitalidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhospitality
  • hopsitality
  • hosiptality
  • hospiatlity
  • hospitailty
  • hospitalitty
  • hospitalityy
  • hospitaliyt
  • hospitallity
  • hospitaltiy
  • hospitlaity
  • hospittality
  • hosppitality
  • hosptiality
  • hosspitality
  • hsopitality
  • ohspitality

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhospitality1hopsitality2hosiptality2hospiatlity2hospitailty2hospitalitty1hospitalityy1hospitaliyt2
Edit distance from "hospitality"

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 "hospitality"?
"hospitality" is spelled H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/.
What does "hospitality" mean?
As a noun, "hospitality" means: The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.
What are common misspellings of "hospitality"?
Common misspellings include "hhospitality", "hopsitality", "hosiptality", "hospiatlity", "hospitailty". The correct spelling is "hospitality".
How do you pronounce "hospitality"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hospitality" is /ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/. 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 "hospitality"?
From Middle English hospitalite, from Old French hospitalité (modern French hospitalité), from Latin hospitālitās (“hospitality”), from hospitālis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“guest", "host”). Displaced native Old English cumlīþnes (literally “gu... 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 "hospitality", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list