hostal
Spanish, noun/osˈtal/
hostal is spelled H-O-S-T-A-L (6 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 30,789th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hostal is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “hostel; cheap hotel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Establecimiento que ofrece servicios de hospedaje y alimentación a viajeros o turistas”.
What does hostal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehostel; cheap hotel
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Establecimiento que ofrece servicios de hospedaje y alimentación a viajeros o turistas. 2. En particular, aquel que ofrece solo o preferentemente servicios de alojamiento en habitaciones compartidas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hostal
- hostales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hostal?
- /osˈtal/
- [osˈt̪al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hostal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hostal in Spanish?
hostal appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).