hatchback

[at͡ʃˈβ̞ak]

/[at͡ʃˈβ̞ak]/ noun

The verdict

“hatchback” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,328 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,328
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vehículo Este término se designa a los automóviles cuya cajuela con él

Corpus desk

Index ES-hatchback · hatchback · Spanish

hatchback · rank #77,328 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,328
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hastiado

Nearest frequency peer: hastiado (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “hatchback”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “hatchback” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hatchback
PropertyValue
Headwordhatchback
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[at͡ʃˈβ̞ak]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hatchback” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.hatchbackcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “hastiado” (#77,327), “Haus” (#77,329), “Harrow” (#77,326). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hatchback” va en #77,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hatchback is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,328 among 1,569 “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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hatchback", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list