hostería

[ost̪eˈɾia]

/[ost̪eˈɾia]/ noun

The verdict

“hostería” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,109 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,109
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Establecimiento que ofrece servicios de hospedaje y alimentación a viajeros o turistas, en especial aquél de carácter rural o tradicional

Key facts for hostería
PropertyValue
Headwordhostería
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ost̪eˈɾia]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,109
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hostería” 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). hostería lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hostería is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,109 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ost̪eˈɾia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Establecimiento que ofrece servicios de hospedaje y alimentación a viajeros o turistas, en especial aquél de carácter rural o tradicional".

No generated misspelling entries exist for hostería in our index, 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's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hostería, spelled H-O-S-T-E-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Establecimiento que ofrece servicios de hospedaje y alimentación a viajeros o turistas, en especial aquél de carácter rural o tradicional

Synonyms

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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 "hostería"?
"hostería" is spelled H-O-S-T-E-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ost̪eˈɾia].
What does "hostería" mean?
As a noun, "hostería" means: Establecimiento que ofrece servicios de hospedaje y alimentación a viajeros o turistas, en especial aquél de carácter rural o tradicional
How do you pronounce "hostería"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hostería" is [ost̪eˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hostería" come from?
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Using “hostería”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-S-T-E-R-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ost̪eˈɾia] (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