asiento

/[aˈsjẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

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Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,611

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

asiento is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción y efecto de asentar o asentarse. Pronounced [aˈsjẽn̪t̪o]. It ranks #3,611 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with asunto and atento.

Key facts for asiento
PropertyValue
Headwordasiento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈsjẽn̪t̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,611
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for asiento is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈsjẽn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,611 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 24 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for asiento, with forms such as "aciento", "aisento", and "aseinto". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "asunto", "atento", "asignó", 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 asiento, spelled A-S-I-E-N-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de asentar o asentarse.
  2. 2
    Mueble para sentarse.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, plaza destinada a una persona en un espacio público.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, plaza en un organismo colegiado.
  5. 5
    Sitio en que se asienta o asentaba un edificio o población.
  6. 6
    Parte inferior y plana de los recipientes, sobre la que descansan.
  7. 7
    Por metonimia, base o cimiento en que descansa algo.
  8. 8
    Precipitado sólido que se decanta de algunos líquidos.
  9. 9
    Documento que consigna un acuerdo.
  10. 10
    Registro escrito.
  11. 11
    En especial, el que registra una operación en los libros de cuentas.
  12. 12
    En especial, el que registra los cambios de estado civil y las operaciones comerciales de propiedades registrables.
  13. 13
    Estancamiento de una sustancia sin digerir en el estómago.
  14. 14
    Persistencia estable de una situación en el tiempo.
  15. 15
    En especial, la de aquella que se considera deseable.
  16. 16
    Habilidad para juzgar con prudencia en un ámbito determinado.
  17. 17
    Sitio ocupado por un madero en la formación de una armadura o entramado.
  18. 18
    Parte de la embocadura que entra en la boca del caballo.
  19. 19
    Por metonimia, parte de la boca del caballo en que se apoya el cañón de la embocadura.
  20. 20
    Posición equilibrada del jinete sobre la montura.
  21. 21
    Cilindro de arcilla refractaria donde se coloca el crisol en los hornillos de ensayo.
  22. 22
    Muesca que se hace en una falleba para colocar los anillos que la sujetan al marco de la ventana o puerta.
  23. 23
    Territorio y población de las minas.
  24. 24
    Licencia emitida por la corona española, como parte de un tratado, por el cual un conjunto de comerciantes recibía el monopolio sobre una ruta comercial o producto.

Synonyms

bancacurulescañoborraconchohezposopactotratadoestabilidadcorduramadureztino

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aciento,aisento,aseinto,asiennto,asienot,asientto,asietno,asineto,assiento,saiento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for asiento

Misspelling Variants of "asiento"

aciento7aisento7aseinto7asiennto8asienot7asientto8asietno7asineto7
Misspelling Variants of "asiento"

Frequency rank: #3,611 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "asiento"?
"asiento" is spelled A-S-I-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈsjẽn̪t̪o].
What does "asiento" mean?
As a noun, "asiento" means: Acción y efecto de asentar o asentarse.
What words are commonly confused with "asiento"?
"asiento" is commonly confused with "asunto", "atento", "asignó". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "asiento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asiento" is [aˈsjẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asiento" come from?
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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.