hostal

[osˈt̪al]

/[osˈt̪al]/ noun

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The verdict

“hostal” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,946
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Establecimiento que ofrece servicios de hospedaje y alimentación a viajeros o turistas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hostal · hostal · Spanish

hostal · rank #30,946 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,946
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH homeopatía

Nearest frequency peer: homeopatía (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “hostal”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “hostal” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hostal vs hotel
67% similar
hostal vs hostil
83% similar
hostal vs hostia
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hostal
PropertyValue
Headwordhostal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[osˈt̪al]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,946
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hostal”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).hostalcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “homeopatía” (#30,945), “humanistas” (#30,947), “hole” (#30,943). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hostal” va en #30,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hostal (IPA [osˈt̪al]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,946 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hostal, with forms such as "hhostal", "hosatl", and "hosstal". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "hotel", "hostil", "hostia", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hostal, spelled H-O-S-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Establecimiento que ofrece servicios de hospedaje y alimentación a viajeros o turistas.
  2. 2
    En particular, aquel que ofrece solo o preferentemente servicios de alojamiento en habitaciones compartidas.

Synonyms

hosteríahotelposada

This word in other languages

lodging house(English)auberge(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhostal
  • hosatl
  • hosstal
  • hostall
  • hostla
  • hosttal
  • hotsal
  • hsotal
  • ohstal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hostal - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhostal1hosatl2hosstal1hostall1hostla2hosttal1hotsal2hsotal2
Edit distance from "hostal"

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 "hostal"?
"hostal" is spelled H-O-S-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [osˈt̪al].
What does "hostal" mean?
As a noun, "hostal" means: Establecimiento que ofrece servicios de hospedaje y alimentación a viajeros o turistas.
What words are commonly confused with "hostal"?
"hostal" is commonly confused with "hotel", "hostil", "hostia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hostal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hostal" is [osˈt̪al]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hostal" come from?
"hostal" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hilera#30,939hayáis#30,931griten#30,926gozaba#30,924

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

icónico9 variantsirrumpió9 variantsjockey9 variantsfrozen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list