asalten

[aˈsal̪t̪ẽn]

/[aˈsal̪t̪ẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“asalten” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,573 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,573
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de asaltar.

Key facts for asalten
PropertyValue
Headwordasalten
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈsal̪t̪ẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,573
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “asalten” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). asalten lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

asalten is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,573 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aˈsal̪t̪ẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for asalten in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is asalten, spelled A-S-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de asaltar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de asaltar.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "asalten"?
"asalten" is spelled A-S-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈsal̪t̪ẽn].
What does "asalten" mean?
As a verb, "asalten" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de asaltar.
How do you pronounce "asalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asalten" is [aˈsal̪t̪ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asalten" come from?
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Using “asalten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-S-A-L-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈsal̪t̪ẽn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list