hospitalier

^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.lje\

/^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.lje\/ adj

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The verdict

“hospitalier” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #8,720 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#8,720
frequency rank, French
11
letters
16
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relatif aux hôpitaux et aux hospices.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

hospitalier vs hospitalité
82% similar
hospitalier vs hospitalisé
82% similar
hospitalier vs hospitaliers
92% similar

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

Key facts for hospitalier
PropertyValue
Headwordhospitalier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.lje\
Letters11
Frequency rank#8,720
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hospitalier” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hospitalier lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for hospitalier is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as ^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.lje\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,720 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for hospitalier, with forms such as "hhospitalier", "hopsitalier", and "hosiptalier". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "hospitalité", "hospitalisé", "hospitaliers", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is hospitalier, spelled H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux hôpitaux et aux hospices.
  2. 2
    Qualifiait certains ordres et les religieux qui y sont attachés et qui administraient des hôpitaux.
  3. 3
    Qualifiait certains ordres monastiques institués pour administrer les hôpitaux destinés aux pèlerins vers la Terre sainte.
  4. 4
    Qui pratique l’hospitalité ; qui est accueillant.
  5. 5
    Qualifie les lieux où l’on pratique volontiers l’hospitalité.
  6. 6
    Qui offre l’hospitalité et ses avantages.
  7. 7
    Relatif à Hôpital-Camfrout, commune du Finistère, en France.
  8. 8
    Relatif à Lhôpital, commune de l’Ain, en France.
  9. 9
    Relatif à L’Hôpital-le-Grand, commune de la Loire, en France.

Antonyms

inhospitalier

This word in other languages

hospitable(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhospitalier,hopsitalier,hosiptalier,hospiatlier,hospitailer,hospitaleir,hospitalierr,hospitalire,hospitallier,hospitlaier,hospittalier,hosppitalier,hosptialier,hosspitalier,hsopitalier,ohspitalier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hospitalier - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhospitalier1hopsitalier2hosiptalier2hospiatlier2hospitailer2hospitaleir2hospitalierr1hospitalire2
Edit distance from "hospitalier"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hospitalier"?
"hospitalier" is spelled H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.lje\.
What does "hospitalier" mean?
As an adjective, "hospitalier" means: Relatif aux hôpitaux et aux hospices.
What words are commonly confused with "hospitalier"?
"hospitalier" is commonly confused with "hospitalité", "hospitalisé", "hospitaliers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hospitalier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hospitalier" is ^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.lje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hospitalier" come from?
"hospitalier" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “hospitalier”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as ^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.lje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “hospitalité” - see the side-by-side comparison. hospitalier vs hospitalité
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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