military hospital

noun

"military-hospital" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“military hospital” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A hospital for the care and treatment of sick and wounded military personnel.

Key facts for military hospital
PropertyValue
Headwordmilitary hospital
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “military hospital” sits in English frequency

military hospital falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

military hospital is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for military hospital, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Piecewise doublet of military hotel. The correct English form is military hospital, spelled M-I-L-I-T-A-R-Y- -H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A hospital for the care and treatment of sick and wounded military personnel.
  2. 2
    A hospital owned and operated by the armed forces.

Etymology

Piecewise doublet of military hotel.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "military hospital"?
"military hospital" is spelled M-I-L-I-T-A-R-Y- -H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L.
What does "military hospital" mean?
As a noun, "military hospital" means: A hospital for the care and treatment of sick and wounded military personnel.
What is the origin of the word "military hospital"?
Piecewise doublet of military hotel. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “military hospital”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-I-L-I-T-A-R-Y- -H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list