asesinato

[asesiˈnat̪o]

/[asesiˈnat̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“asesinato” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,666. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,666
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Delito contra la vida humana, de carácter muy específico, que consiste en matar a una persona concurriendo ciertas circunstancias, tales como: alevosía, precio, recompensa o promesa remuneratoria o...

Corpus desk

Index ES-asesinato · asesinato · Spanish

asesinato · rank #1,666 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,666
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH antigua

Nearest frequency peer: antigua (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “asesinato”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “asesinato” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

asesinato vs asesino
78% similar
asesinato vs asesinatos
90% similar
asesinato vs asesina
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for asesinato
PropertyValue
Headwordasesinato
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[asesiˈnat̪o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,666
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “asesinato”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).asesinatocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “antigua” (#1,665), “aspecto” (#1,667), “aceptar” (#1,664). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “asesinato” va en #1,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around asesinato (IPA [asesiˈnat̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,666 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for asesinato, with forms such as "acecinato", "aessinato", and "aseisnato". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "asesino", "asesinatos", "asesina", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is asesinato, spelled A-S-E-S-I-N-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Delito contra la vida humana, de carácter muy específico, que consiste en matar a una persona concurriendo ciertas circunstancias, tales como: alevosía, precio, recompensa o promesa remuneratoria o ensañamiento.
  2. 2
    Engaño, traición.
  3. 3
    Acción o efecto de asesinar.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acecinato
  • aessinato
  • aseisnato
  • asesianto
  • asesinaot
  • asesinatto
  • asesinnato
  • asesintao
  • asesniato
  • asessinato
  • asseinato
  • assesinato
  • saesinato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of asesinato - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acecinato2aessinato2aseisnato2asesianto2asesinaot2asesinatto1asesinnato1asesintao2
Edit distance from "asesinato"

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 "asesinato"?
"asesinato" is spelled A-S-E-S-I-N-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [asesiˈnat̪o].
What does "asesinato" mean?
As a noun, "asesinato" means: Delito contra la vida humana, de carácter muy específico, que consiste en matar a una persona concurriendo ciertas circunstancias, tales como: alevosía, precio, recompensa o promesa remuneratoria o...
What words are commonly confused with "asesinato"?
"asesinato" is commonly confused with "asesino", "asesinatos", "asesina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "asesinato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asesinato" is [asesiˈnat̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asesinato" come from?
"asesinato" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list