hotelier
/həʊˈtɛl.i.ə/noun
hotelier is spelled H-O-T-E-L-I-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hotelier means “Someone who owns or runs a hotel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hotelier is hoteliers or hôteliers.
How many letters and syllables are in hotelier?
| Letters | 8: H-O-T-E-L-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hotelier?
Hotelier appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hotelier?
- UK /həʊˈtɛl.i.ə/
- UK /həʊˈtɛl.iˌeɪ/
- Canada /hoʊˈtɛl.i.əɹ/
Hotelier has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hotelier
- hoteliers plural
- hôtelier
- hôteliers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hotelier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who owns or runs a hotel.
Near-synonym: hôtelière (feminine form, rare)
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of hotelier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hotelier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who runs a hotel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hôtelier, hôtelière |
| German | Hotelier, Hotelierin |
| Portuguese | hoteleiro, hoteleira, proprietário de hotel, dono de hotel, gerente de hotel |
| Spanish | hotelero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hotelier come from?
Borrowed from French hôtelier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).