hôte

^((h muet))\ot\

/^((h muet))\ot\/ noun

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The verdict

“hôte” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,098. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,098
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui qui donne l’hospitalité par humanité, par amitié, par bienveillance.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

hôte vs how
25% similar
hôte vs hue
50% similar
hôte vs HTC
0% similar

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

Key facts for hôte
PropertyValue
Headwordhôte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h muet))\ot\
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,098
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hôte” 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). hôte lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around hôte (IPA ^((h muet))\ot\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,098 among 109,908 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for hôte, with forms such as "hhôte", "hote", and "htôe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "how", "hue", "HTC", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hôte, spelled H-Ô-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui donne l’hospitalité par humanité, par amitié, par bienveillance.
  2. 2
    Celui qui reçoit en sa demeure ou un lieu dont il est responsable.
  3. 3
    Celui qui tient un cabaret, un hôtel ou une auberge.
  4. 4
    Celui à qui on donne l’hospitalité, que l’on reçoit. → voir table d’hôte et maison d’hôte
  5. 5
    Celui qui fréquente un hôtel, une auberge, etc.
  6. 6
    Habitant d’un lieu.
  7. 7
    Plante ou animal qui parasite un organisme ou envahit un habitat.
  8. 8
    Ordinateur reconnu qui se connecte à un serveur. → voir ordinateur hôte
  9. 9
    Organisme qui héberge un parasite.
  10. 10
    Organisme partenaire mutuel ; partenaire commensal.
  11. 11
    Nom du système qui héberge un système virtualisé. → voir système hôte
  12. 12
    Serveur ou logiciel qui centralise et répartit les requêtes Internet pour les machines situées sur le réseau d’une entreprise.

Synonyms

amphitryontenancierinvité

This word in other languages

host(English)anfitrión(Español)Gastgeber(Deutsch)anfitrião(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhôte
  • hote
  • htôe
  • hôet
  • hôtte
  • ôhte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhôte1hote1htôe2hôet2hôtte1ôhte2
Edit distance from "hôte"

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 "hôte"?
"hôte" is spelled H-Ô-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h muet))\ot\.
What does "hôte" mean?
As a noun, "hôte" means: Celui qui donne l’hospitalité par humanité, par amitié, par bienveillance.
What words are commonly confused with "hôte"?
"hôte" is commonly confused with "how", "hue", "HTC". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hôte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hôte" is ^((h muet))\ot\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hôte" come from?
"hôte" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “hôte”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-Ô-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as ^((h muet))\ot\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “how” - see the side-by-side comparison. hôte vs how
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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