asistan

[aˈsist̪ãn]

/[aˈsist̪ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“asistan” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,489
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de asistir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-asistan · asistan · Spanish

asistan · rank #27,489 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,489
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arriesgando

Nearest frequency peer: arriesgando (-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 “asistan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “asistan” 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).

asistan vs asiste
71% similar
asistan vs avisan
71% similar
asistan vs asistí
71% similar

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

Key facts for asistan
PropertyValue
Headwordasistan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈsist̪ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,489
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “asistan”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “arriesgando” (#27,488), “arriesgada” (#27,487), “armarios” (#27,486). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “asistan” va en #27,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around asistan (IPA [aˈsist̪ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,489 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for asistan, with forms such as "acistan", "aisstan", and "asisatn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "asiste", "avisan", "asistí", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is asistan, spelled A-S-I-S-T-A-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acistan
  • aisstan
  • asisatn
  • asisstan
  • asistann
  • asistna
  • asisttan
  • asitsan
  • assistan
  • assitan
  • saistan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acistan1aisstan2asisatn2asisstan1asistann1asistna2asisttan1asitsan2
Edit distance from "asistan"

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 "asistan"?
"asistan" is spelled A-S-I-S-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈsist̪ãn].
What does "asistan" mean?
As a verb, "asistan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de asistir.
What words are commonly confused with "asistan"?
"asistan" is commonly confused with "asiste", "avisan", "asistí". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "asistan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asistan" is [aˈsist̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asistan" come from?
"asistan" 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 "asistan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bailaba#27,496anímate#27,481andinos#27,479amargos#27,475

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

armarios11 variantsAlberdi11 variantsagotados11 variantsagitando11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list