Which to use
“hastío” and “hostia” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,450
- “hastío” frequency rank
- #14,614
- “hostia” frequency rank
- 63064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hastío | hostia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sensación de cansancio, aburrimiento, dejadez o pesadez inspirada por algo o alguien. | Hoja de pan ácimo que en la religión cristiana se consagra para ser consumida por los fieles en la eucaristía. |
Where the eye mixes hastío and hostia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hastío and hostia follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between hastío and hostia
A purely visual mix-up. hastío ([asˈt̪io]) and hostia ([ˈost̪ja]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63064, 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]. hostia is at rank #14,614, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈost̪ja].
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 63064, this pair ranks #49,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hastío vs hostia
Shared letters: ahost. Private to "hastío": í. Private to "hostia": i.
"hastío" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "hostia" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hostia ← hhostia · hosita · hosstia · hostai · hosttia · hotsia · hsotia · ohstia
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hastío" for "hostia" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hastío" vs "hostia" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hastío" and "hostia" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hastío" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hostia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hastío" and "hostia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hastío 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 #49,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.