hasta
[ˈast̪a]
The verdict
“hasta” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #62 in Spanish word frequency and used as a preposition.
- #62
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Preposición que indica el fin o término de una actividad, sea en sentido locativo, cronológico o cuantitativo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hasta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | [ˈast̪a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #62 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hasta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for hasta is 5 letters long, classified as a preposition, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈast̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #62 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hasta, with forms such as "ahsta", "hasat", and "hassta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hat", "Haya", "hate", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is hasta, spelled H-A-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1Preposición que indica el fin o término de una actividad, sea en sentido locativo, cronológico o cuantitativo.
- 2Seguida de cuando o de un gerundio, preposición que indica valor inclusivo.
- 3Seguida de que, preposición que indica valor exclusivo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ahsta,hasat,hassta,hastta,hatsa,hhasta,hsata
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hasta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “hasta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-A-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈast̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “hat” - see the side-by-side comparison. hasta vs hat
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.