Which to use
“hasta” and “hóstia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,681
- “hasta” frequency rank
- #49,516
- “hóstia” frequency rank
- 73197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hasta | hóstia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lança | vítima |
Where the eye mixes hasta and hóstia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hasta runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hóstia's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hasta vs hóstia
A purely visual mix-up. hasta (/ˈaʃ.tɐ/) and hóstia (/ˈɔʃ.tjɐ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hasta is recorded at frequency rank #23,681, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʃ.tɐ/. hóstia is at rank #49,516, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔʃ.tjɐ/.
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 73197, this pair ranks #2,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hasta vs hóstia
Shared letters: ahst. Private to "hasta": -. Private to "hóstia": ió.
"hasta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hóstia" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hasta ← ahsta · hasat · hassta · hastta · hatsa · hhasta · hsata
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hasta" and "hóstia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "hasta" or "hóstia" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hasta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hóstia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hasta" and "hóstia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hamza vs hasta". 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 #2,844 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.