Which to use
“hospitalières” and “hospitaliers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,540
- “hospitalières” frequency rank
- #14,950
- “hospitaliers” frequency rank
- 46490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hospitalières | hospitaliers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif hospitalier. | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif hospitalier. |
Where the eye mixes hospitalières and hospitaliers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. hospitalières runs 13 letters (CVCCVCVCVVCVC) against hospitaliers's 12 (CVCCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hospitalières and hospitaliers
A purely visual mix-up. hospitalières (^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.ljɛʁ\) and hospitaliers (^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.lje\) 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 46490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hospitalières is recorded at frequency rank #31,540, classified as anadj, pronounced ^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.ljɛʁ\. hospitaliers is at rank #14,950, tagged as anadj, pronounced ^((h muet))\ɔs.pi.ta.lje\.
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 46490, this pair ranks #194,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hospitalières vs hospitaliers
Shared letters: aehiloprst. Private to "hospitalières": è. Private to "hospitaliers": -.
"hospitalières" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCVC · "hospitaliers" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hospitaliers ← hhospitaliers · hopsitaliers · hosiptaliers · hospiatliers · hospitailers · hospitaleirs · hospitalierrs · hospitalierss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hospitalières" and "hospitaliers" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hospitalières" or "hospitaliers"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hospitalières" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hospitaliers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hospitalières" and "hospitaliers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hospitalières vs hospitalisés". 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 #194,514 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.