hostiles

[osˈt̪iles]

/[osˈt̪iles]/ adj

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The verdict

“hostiles” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,611
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de hostil.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hostiles · hostiles · Spanish

hostiles · rank #16,611 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,611
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hipotecas

Nearest frequency peer: hipotecas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “hostiles”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “hostiles” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hostiles vs hoteles
75% similar
hostiles vs hostil
75% similar
hostiles vs hostias
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hostiles
PropertyValue
Headwordhostiles
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[osˈt̪iles]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,611
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hostiles”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).hostilescae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hipotecas” (#16,610), “help” (#16,609), “image” (#16,613). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hostiles” va en #16,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around hostiles (IPA [osˈt̪iles]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,611 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de hostil.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for hostiles, with forms such as "hhostiles", "hositles", and "hosstiles". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "hoteles", "hostil", "hostias", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is hostiles, spelled H-O-S-T-I-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de hostil.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhostiles
  • hositles
  • hosstiles
  • hostiels
  • hostiless
  • hostilles
  • hostilse
  • hostlies
  • hosttiles
  • hotsiles
  • hsotiles
  • ohstiles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhostiles1hositles2hosstiles1hostiels2hostiless1hostilles1hostilse2hostlies2
Edit distance from "hostiles"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hostiles"?
"hostiles" is spelled H-O-S-T-I-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [osˈt̪iles].
What does "hostiles" mean?
As an adjective, "hostiles" means: Forma del plural de hostil.
What words are commonly confused with "hostiles"?
"hostiles" is commonly confused with "hoteles", "hostil", "hostias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hostiles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hostiles" is [osˈt̪iles]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hostiles" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hostiles", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

indicaba#16,617gloriosa#16,600genérica#16,596Fujimori#16,590

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

luchamos12 variantsmuestren12 variantsenvuelta12 variantsefectuado12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list