Asturien

[asˈtuːʁiən]

/[asˈtuːʁiən]/ name

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The verdict

“Asturien” is uncommon German (frequency #93,957 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,957
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - historische Provinz im Nordwesten Spaniens

Corpus desk

Index DE-asturien · Asturien · German

Asturien · rank #93,957 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,957
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH asking

Nearest frequency peer: asking (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Asturien“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Asturien“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Asturien
PropertyValue
HeadwordAsturien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[asˈtuːʁiən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,957
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Asturien“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Asturienfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „asking“ (#93,956), „Atommacht“ (#93,958), „Arschkarte“ (#93,955). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Asturien“ bei #93,957. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Asturien is uncommon German at frequency #93,957 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [asˈtuːʁiən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "historische Provinz im Nordwesten Spaniens".

Asturien has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Asturien, spelled A-S-T-U-R-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    historische Provinz im Nordwesten Spaniens

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Gijón ist die größte Stadt in Asturien.

This word in other languages

Asturia(English)Asturias(Español)Asturies(Français)

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 "Asturien"?
"Asturien" is spelled A-S-T-U-R-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [asˈtuːʁiən].
What does "Asturien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Asturien" means: historische Provinz im Nordwesten Spaniens
How do you pronounce "Asturien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Asturien" is [asˈtuːʁiən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Asturien" come from?
"Asturien" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Arbogast#93,953anlegten#93,941angrenzt#93,937angenäht#93,936

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list