Which to use
“hospital” and “hospitales” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,017
- “hospital” frequency rank
- #3,850
- “hospitales” frequency rank
- 4867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hospital | hospitales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lugar donde se atiende a los enfermos, para proporcionar el diagnóstico y tratamiento que necesitan. | Forma del plural de hospital. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hospital and hospitales apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. hospital ([ospiˈt̪al]) and hospitales ([ospiˈt̪ales]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “hospital” sits inside “hospitales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hospital is recorded at frequency rank #1,017, classified as anoun, pronounced [ospiˈt̪al]. hospitales is at rank #3,850, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ospiˈt̪ales].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 4867, this pair ranks #315,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hospital vs hospitales
Shared letters: ahilopst. Private to "hospital": -. Private to "hospitales": e.
"hospital" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "hospitales" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hospital ← hhospital · hopsital · hosiptal · hospiatl · hospitall · hospitla · hospittal · hosppital
- hospitales ← hhospitales · hopsitales · hosiptales · hospiatles · hospitaels · hospitaless · hospitalles · hospitalse
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hospital" and "hospitales" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hospital" or "hospitales"?
Remembering hospital vs hospitales
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hospital” entry
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