Which to use
“hate” and “hotel” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,905
- “hate” frequency rank
- #1,241
- “hotel” frequency rank
- 14146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hate | hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ódio | estabelecimento comercial do setor de serviços que atende visitantes alocando quartos pelo serviço de diárias, geralmente provendo, além da acomodação noturna, serviços de alimentos e bebidas |
Where the eye mixes hate and hotel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hate with hotel
A purely visual mix-up. hate (/heɪt/) and hotel (/oˈtɛw/) 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 14146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hate is recorded at frequency rank #12,905, classified as anoun, pronounced /heɪt/. hotel is at rank #1,241, tagged as anoun, pronounced /oˈtɛw/.
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 14146, this pair ranks #58,024 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hate vs hotel
Shared letters: eht. Private to "hate": a. Private to "hotel": lo.
"hate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "hotel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hate" for "hotel" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hate" or "hotel"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hate" 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 #58,024 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hate" and "hotel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haber vs hate". 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 #58,024 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.