youth hostel
/ˈjuːθ ˌhɒstəl/
"youth-hostel" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“youth hostel” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | youth hostel |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈjuːθ ˌhɒstəl/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “youth hostel” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
youth hostel is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈjuːθ ˌhɒstəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people.".
Zero misspellings are on record for youth hostel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is youth hostel, spelled Y-O-U-T-H- -H-O-S-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1An inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people.
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.
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Using “youth hostel”
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- The one correct English spelling is Y-O-U-T-H- -H-O-S-T-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈjuːθ ˌhɒstəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.