Language/French/Vocabulary/Difference-between-Autel-and-Hôtel

Those are two masculine nouns that have different meanings.

Un autel

"Un autel" (an altar) is the table on which offerings to a deity were placed in antiquity or on which masses are celebrated in Catholic worship.

Un hôtel

"Un hôtel" (a hotel) is a commercial establishment where you can rent a bed to sleep in (in most cases).

Example

• Le marié a conduit sa femme à l’autel avant de passer la nuit avec elle à l’hôtel.

The groom walked his wife to the altar before spending the night with her at the hotel.

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