hotelvsHTMLWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“hotel” and “HTML” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,380
“hotel” frequency rank
#11,593
“HTML” frequency rank
12973
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hotel HTML
Definition Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la letra H. Conjunto de estándares, que son derivados de SGML. Utilizado para estructurar e identificar a los elementos de un documento de hipertexto. Es el estándard mas utilizado para formatear y desplegar documentos o páginas en el Internet.

Where the eye mixes hotel and HTML

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
hotel
4 ch
HTML

Why the eye confuses hotel with HTML

A purely visual mix-up. hotel ([hoˈtɛl]) and HTML ([ˈat͡ʃe t̪e ˈeme ˈele]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hotel is recorded at frequency rank #1,380, classified as anoun, pronounced [hoˈtɛl]. HTML is at rank #11,593, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈat͡ʃe t̪e ˈeme ˈele].

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 12973, this pair ranks #289,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hotel vs HTML

Shared letters: hlt. Private to "hotel": eo. Private to "HTML": m.

"hotel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "HTML" · 4 letters · shape CCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hotelhhotel · hoetl · hotell · hotle · hottel · htoel · ohtel
  • HTMLhhtml · hmtl · htlm · htmll · htmml · httml · thml

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hotel" and "HTML" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([hoˈtɛl] versus [ˈat͡ʃe t̪e ˈeme ˈele]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hotel" or "HTML"?
"hotel" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,380 in our Spanish list, against #11,593 for "HTML". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hotel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "HTML" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #289,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hotel" and "HTML" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "HTML vs hume". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #289,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list