hôtelières

^((h muet))\ɔ.tə.ljɛʁ\

/^((h muet))\ɔ.tə.ljɛʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“hôtelières” is uncommon French (frequency #56,023 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,023
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de hôtelier.

Key facts for hôtelières
PropertyValue
Headwordhôtelières
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA^((h muet))\ɔ.tə.ljɛʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,023
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hôtelières” 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). hôtelières lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

hôtelières is uncommon French at frequency #56,023 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed ^((h muet))\ɔ.tə.ljɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin pluriel de hôtelier.".

No misspelling variants are generated for hôtelières in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is hôtelières, spelled H-Ô-T-E-L-I-È-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de hôtelier.

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 "hôtelières"?
"hôtelières" is spelled H-Ô-T-E-L-I-È-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h muet))\ɔ.tə.ljɛʁ\.
What does "hôtelières" mean?
As an adjective, "hôtelières" means: Féminin pluriel de hôtelier.
How do you pronounce "hôtelières"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hôtelières" is ^((h muet))\ɔ.tə.ljɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hôtelières" come from?
"hôtelières" 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 “hôtelières”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-Ô-T-E-L-I-È-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as ^((h muet))\ɔ.tə.ljɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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