Which to use
“hospedar” is a verb and “hóspede” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,301
- “hospedar” frequency rank
- #20,319
- “hóspede” frequency rank
- 37620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hospedar | hóspede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | receber como hóspede | estranho |
Where the eye mixes hospedar and hóspede
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hospedar and hóspede
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hospedar is /ɔʃ.pɨ.ˈdaɾ/ while hóspede is /ˈɔʃ.pɨ.dɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hospedar is recorded at frequency rank #17,301, classified as averb, pronounced /ɔʃ.pɨ.ˈdaɾ/. hóspede is at rank #20,319, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɔʃ.pɨ.dɨ/.
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 37620, this pair ranks #28,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hospedar vs hóspede
Shared letters: dehps. Private to "hospedar": aor. Private to "hóspede": ó.
"hospedar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "hóspede" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hospedar ← hhospedar · hopsedar · hosepdar · hospdear · hospeadr · hospedarr · hospeddar · hospedra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hospedar" and "hóspede" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hospedar" vs "hóspede" - 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 "hospedar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hóspede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hospedar" and "hóspede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hospedar vs hospedaria". 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 #28,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.