astor

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The verdict

“astor” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,972. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,972
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Hühnerhabicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-astor · astor · German

astor · rank #33,972 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,972
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Atemnot

Nearest frequency peer: Atemnot (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „astor“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „astor“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

astor vs Auto
40% similar
astor vs Atom
40% similar
astor vs Autos
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for astor
PropertyValue
Headwordastor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,972
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „astor“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).astorliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Atemnot“ (#33,973), „Argentiniens“ (#33,970), „atmete“ (#33,974). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „astor“ bei #33,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around astor (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,972 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der Hühnerhabicht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for astor, with forms such as "asotr", "asstor", and "astorr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Auto", "Atom", "Autos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is astor, spelled A-S-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Hühnerhabicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how astor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Les seves ales curtes i amples i la cua llarga lastor permeten maniobrar entre les arbres i capturar preses dins el bosc de fins a la mida d'una llebre.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asotr
  • asstor
  • astorr
  • astro
  • asttor
  • atsor
  • sator

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of astor - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asotr2asstor1astorr1astro2asttor1atsor2sator2
Edit distance from "astor"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "astor"?
"astor" is spelled A-S-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "astor" mean?
As a noun, "astor" means: der Hühnerhabicht
What words are commonly confused with "astor"?
"astor" is commonly confused with "Auto", "Atom", "Autos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "astor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astor" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "astor" come from?
"astor" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "astor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Basil#33,992Äther#33,933bonds#34,022drohe#34,050

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Amelia7 variantswallet7 variantsFaxen7 variantsSäfte7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list