asalta

/[aˈsal̪t̪a]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,967

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

asalta is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asaltar. Pronounced [aˈsal̪t̪a]. Often confused with asta and Ayala.

Key facts for asalta
PropertyValue
Headwordasalta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈsal̪t̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,967
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of asalta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for asalta is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈsal̪t̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,967 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for asalta, with forms such as "aaslta", "asalat", and "asallta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "asta", "Ayala", "avala", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is asalta, spelled A-S-A-L-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asaltar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de asaltar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aaslta,asalat,asallta,asaltta,asatla,aslata,assalta,saalta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for asalta

Misspelling Variants of "asalta"

aaslta6asalat6asallta7asaltta7asatla6aslata6assalta7saalta6
Misspelling Variants of "asalta"

Frequency rank: #37,967 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "asalta"?
"asalta" is spelled A-S-A-L-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈsal̪t̪a].
What does "asalta" mean?
As a verb, "asalta" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asaltar.
What words are commonly confused with "asalta"?
"asalta" is commonly confused with "asta", "Ayala", "avala". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "asalta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asalta" is [aˈsal̪t̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asalta" come from?
"asalta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.