Which to use
“hostil” is an adjective and “hotel” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,076
- “hostil” frequency rank
- #1,241
- “hotel” frequency rank
- 13317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hostil | hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ameaçador | 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 hostil and hotel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hostil and hotel
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hostil is /ɔʃ.ˈtiɫ/ while hotel is /oˈtɛw/. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hostil is recorded at frequency rank #12,076, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɔʃ.ˈtiɫ/. 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 13317, this pair ranks #59,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hostil vs hotel
Shared letters: hlot. Private to "hostil": is. Private to "hotel": e.
"hostil" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "hotel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hostil" for "hotel" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hostil" 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 "hostil" 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 #59,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hostil" and "hotel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hóstia vs hostil". 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 #59,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.