Which to use
“hastío” is a noun and “hostil” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,450
- “hastío” frequency rank
- #10,350
- “hostil” frequency rank
- 58800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hastío | hostil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sensación de cansancio, aburrimiento, dejadez o pesadez inspirada por algo o alguien. | Que es enemigo o contrario. |
Where the eye mixes hastío and hostil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. hastío (CVCCVV) and hostil (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between hastío and hostil
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hastío is [asˈt̪io] while hostil is [osˈt̪il]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58800, 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]. hostil is at rank #10,350, tagged as anadj, pronounced [osˈt̪il].
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 58800, this pair ranks #65,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hastío vs hostil
Shared letters: host. Private to "hastío": aí. Private to "hostil": il.
"hastío" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "hostil" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hostil ← hhostil · hositl · hosstil · hostill · hostli · hosttil · hotsil · hsotil
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hastío" for "hostil" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hastío" vs "hostil" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "hostil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hastío" and "hostil" 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 #65,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.