hastíovshatoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“hastío” and “hato” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,450
“hastío” frequency rank
#31,377
“hato” frequency rank
79827
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hastío hato
Definition Sensación de cansancio, aburrimiento, dejadez o pesadez inspirada por algo o alguien. Ropa y pequeño ajuar para el uso preciso y ordinario.

Where the eye mixes hastío and hato

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hastío runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against hato's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
hastío
4 ch
hato

Look-alike desk: hastío vs hato

A purely visual mix-up. hastío ([asˈt̪io]) and hato ([ˈat̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hastío is recorded at frequency rank #48,450, classified as anoun, pronounced [asˈt̪io]. hato is at rank #31,377, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈat̪o].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 79827, this pair ranks #12,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hastío vs hato

Shared letters: ahot. Private to "hastío": sí. Private to "hato": -.

"hastío" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "hato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hato ← ahto · haot · hatto · hhato · htao

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hastío" and "hato" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([asˈt̪io] versus [ˈat̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hastío" or "hato"?
"hato" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,377 in our Spanish list, against #48,450 for "hastío". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hastío" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hastío" and "hato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hahn vs hato". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #12,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list