Which to use
“homes” and “hotel” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,429
- “homes” frequency rank
- #7,576
- “hotel” frequency rank
- 44005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | homes | hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de home. | (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine H. |
Where the eye mixes homes and hotel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. homes and hotel follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: homes vs hotel
A purely visual mix-up. homes (^((h aspiré))\ɔm\) and hotel (\hoˈtɛl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
homes is recorded at frequency rank #36,429, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔm\. hotel is at rank #7,576, tagged as anoun, pronounced \hoˈtɛl\.
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 44005, this pair ranks #213,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of homes vs hotel
Shared letters: eho. Private to "homes": ms. Private to "hotel": lt.
"homes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hotel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "homes" and "hotel" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "homes" or "hotel" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "homes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hotel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "homes" and "hotel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "homes vs huées". 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 #213,785 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.