hatchback

[at͡ʃˈβ̞ak]

/[at͡ʃˈβ̞ak]/ noun

The verdict

“hatchback” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,328 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,328
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vehículo Este término se designa a los automóviles cuya cajuela con él

Key facts for hatchback
PropertyValue
Headwordhatchback
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[at͡ʃˈβ̞ak]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hatchback” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hatchback lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hatchback is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,328 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [at͡ʃˈβ̞ak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vehículo Este término se designa a los automóviles cuya cajuela con él".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hatchback, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is hatchback, spelled H-A-T-C-H-B-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vehículo Este término se designa a los automóviles cuya cajuela con él

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hatchback"?
"hatchback" is spelled H-A-T-C-H-B-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [at͡ʃˈβ̞ak].
What does "hatchback" mean?
As a noun, "hatchback" means: Vehículo Este término se designa a los automóviles cuya cajuela con él
How do you pronounce "hatchback"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hatchback" is [at͡ʃˈβ̞ak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hatchback" come from?
"hatchback" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “hatchback”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-A-T-C-H-B-A-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [at͡ʃˈβ̞ak] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list