ascuas

[ˈaskwas]

/[ˈaskwas]/ intj

The verdict

“ascuas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,880 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,880
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exclamación para indicar sorpresa, dolor o extrañeza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ascuas · ascuas · Spanish

ascuas · rank #65,880 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,880
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH asidero

Nearest frequency peer: asidero (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ascuas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ascuas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ascuas
PropertyValue
Headwordascuas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ˈaskwas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ascuas” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ascuascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “asidero” (#65,881), “Arteta” (#65,878), “asturianas” (#65,883). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ascuas” va en #65,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ascuas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,880 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ˈaskwas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exclamación para indicar sorpresa, dolor o extrañeza.".

Zero misspellings are on record for ascuas in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ascuas, spelled A-S-C-U-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exclamación para indicar sorpresa, dolor o extrañeza.

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 "ascuas"?
"ascuas" is spelled A-S-C-U-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaskwas].
What does "ascuas" mean?
As an interjection, "ascuas" means: Exclamación para indicar sorpresa, dolor o extrañeza.
How do you pronounce "ascuas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ascuas" is [ˈaskwas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ascuas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list