Which to use
“hotel” and “hotte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,576
- “hotel” frequency rank
- #39,336
- “hotte” frequency rank
- 46912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hotel | hotte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine H. | Sorte de panier, ouvrage du vannier, qui a des bretelles et qu’on porte sur le dos. |
Where the eye mixes hotel and hotte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hotel (CVCVC) and hotte (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between hotel and hotte
A purely visual mix-up. hotel (\hoˈtɛl\) 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 46912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hotel is recorded at frequency rank #7,576, classified as anoun, pronounced \hoˈtɛl\. 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 46912, this pair ranks #191,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hotel vs hotte
Shared letters: ehot. Private to "hotel": l. Private to "hotte": -.
"hotel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hotte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hotel" and "hotte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hotel" or "hotte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hotel" 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 #191,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hotel" 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 #191,074 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.