Which to use
“hôte” and “hotte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,098
- “hôte” frequency rank
- #39,336
- “hotte” frequency rank
- 45434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hôte | hotte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui donne l’hospitalité par humanité, par amitié, par bienveillance. | Sorte de panier, ouvrage du vannier, qui a des bretelles et qu’on porte sur le dos. |
Where the eye mixes hôte and hotte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hôte runs 4 letters (CVCV) against hotte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hôte vs hotte
A purely visual mix-up. hôte (^((h muet))\ot\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hôte is recorded at frequency rank #6,098, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\ot\. 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 45434, this pair ranks #202,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hôte vs hotte
Shared letters: eht. Private to "hôte": ô. Private to "hotte": o.
"hôte" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hotte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hotte ← hhotte · hotet · htote · ohtte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hôte" and "hotte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hôte" vs "hotte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hôte" 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 #202,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hôte" 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 #202,734 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.