Asturias

/æsˈtʊə.ɹi.əs/

//æsˈtʊə.ɹi.əs// name

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"asturias" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Asturias” is uncommon English (frequency #58,519 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,519
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. Capital: Oviedo.

Corpus desk

Index EN-asturias · Asturias · English

Asturias · rank #58,519 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,519
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH asphyxia

Nearest frequency peer: asphyxia (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Asturias”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Asturias” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Asturias
PropertyValue
HeadwordAsturias
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/æsˈtʊə.ɹi.əs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,519
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Asturias” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Asturiasfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “asphyxia” (#58,518), “Athol” (#58,520), “aubergine” (#58,522). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Asturias” is #58,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Asturias is uncommon English at frequency #58,519 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /æsˈtʊə.ɹi.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Asturias in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish Asturias. Known in Asturian as Asturies. The correct English form is Asturias, spelled A-S-T-U-R-I-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    An autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. Capital: Oviedo.
  2. 2
    A former kingdom existing from c. 718 to 924 CE, in modern northwest Spain and Portugal.
  3. 3
    A surname from Spanish.
  4. 4
    A barangay of Tarlac City, Tarlac, Philippines.
  5. 5
    A municipality of Cebu, Philippines.
  6. 6
    A barangay of Jolo, Sulu, Philippines.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. To this day the Asturians say to each other "Have a care. Asturias is Spain. The rest is Araby."

Etymology

From Spanish Asturias. Known in Asturian as Asturies.

This word in other languages

Asturias(Español)Asturies(Français)Asturien(Deutsch)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Asturias"?
"Asturias" is spelled A-S-T-U-R-I-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /æsˈtʊə.ɹi.əs/.
What does "Asturias" mean?
As a proper noun, "Asturias" means: An autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. Capital: Oviedo.
How do you pronounce "Asturias"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Asturias" is /æsˈtʊə.ɹi.əs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Asturias"?
From Spanish Asturias. Known in Asturian as Asturies. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

asphyxia#58,518availing#58,523axillary#58,526backless#58,530

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list