hostia
[ˈost̪ja]
The verdict
“hostia” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,614 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,614
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hoja de pan ácimo que en la religión cristiana se consagra para ser consumida por los fieles en la eucaristía.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hostia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈost̪ja] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hostia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for hostia is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈost̪ja]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,614 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hostia, with forms such as "hhostia", "hosita", and "hosstia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "hostil", "hostias", "ostia", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is hostia, spelled H-O-S-T-I-A.
Definition
- 1Hoja de pan ácimo que en la religión cristiana se consagra para ser consumida por los fieles en la eucaristía.
- 2Más generalmente, víctima que se sacrifica a los dioses.
- 3Persona que toma el lugar de otro para expiar su culpa.
- 4Golpe dado con intención de dañar o herir.
- 5Golpe fortuito.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhostia,hosita,hosstia,hostai,hosttia,hotsia,hsotia,ohstia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hostia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “hostia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-S-T-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈost̪ja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “hostil” - see the side-by-side comparison. hostia vs hostil
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.