asistir

/[asisˈt̪iɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,980

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

asistir is aSpanishverb. It means: Estar presente en una convocatoria, ir a un acto público. Pronounced [asisˈt̪iɾ]. It ranks #3,980 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with asustar and asistirá.

Key facts for asistir
PropertyValue
Headwordasistir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[asisˈt̪iɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,980
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for asistir is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [asisˈt̪iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,980 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for asistir, with forms such as "acistir", "aisstir", and "asisitr". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "asustar", "asistirá", "asistirán", 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 asistir, spelled A-S-I-S-T-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estar presente en una convocatoria, ir a un acto público.
  2. 2
    En ciertos juegos de naipes, echar una carta del mismo palo que usó el primer jugador.
  3. 3
    Tener su residencia o habitación en algún lugar.
  4. 4
    Hacer trabajo doméstico por un sueldo.
  5. 5
    Concurrir con frecuencia.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acistir,aisstir,asisitr,asisstir,asistirr,asistri,asisttir,asitsir,assistir,assitir,saistir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for asistir

Misspelling Variants of "asistir"

acistir7aisstir7asisitr7asisstir8asistirr8asistri7asisttir8asitsir7
Misspelling Variants of "asistir"

Frequency rank: #3,980 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "asistir"?
"asistir" is spelled A-S-I-S-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [asisˈt̪iɾ].
What does "asistir" mean?
As a verb, "asistir" means: Estar presente en una convocatoria, ir a un acto público.
What words are commonly confused with "asistir"?
"asistir" is commonly confused with "asustar", "asistirá", "asistirán". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "asistir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asistir" is [asisˈt̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asistir" come from?
"asistir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.