Which to use
“hosto” and “hotte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,198
- “hosto” frequency rank
- #39,336
- “hotte” frequency rank
- 67534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hosto | hotte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hôpital. | Sorte de panier, ouvrage du vannier, qui a des bretelles et qu’on porte sur le dos. |
Where the eye mixes hosto and hotte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hosto with hotte
A purely visual mix-up. hosto (^((h muet))\ɔs.to\) and hotte (^((h aspiré))\ɔt\) 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 67534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hosto is recorded at frequency rank #28,198, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\ɔs.to\. hotte is at rank #39,336, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔt\.
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 67534, this pair ranks #63,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hosto vs hotte
Shared letters: hot. Private to "hosto": s. Private to "hotte": e.
"hosto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hotte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hosto" and "hotte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hosto" vs "hotte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hosto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hotte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hosto" and "hotte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hotte vs huttes". 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 #63,000 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.