aspas

[ˈaspas]

/[ˈaspas]/ verb

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The verdict

“aspas” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,747. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,747
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de aspar o de asparse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aspas · aspas · Spanish

aspas · rank #41,747 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,747
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH asientan

Nearest frequency peer: asientan (-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 “aspas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aspas” 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).

aspas vs ass
60% similar
aspas vs asta
60% similar
aspas vs atrás
40% similar

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

Key facts for aspas
PropertyValue
Headwordaspas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaspas]
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,747
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “aspas”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.aspascae 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 “asientan” (#41,746), “aseveración” (#41,745), “atléticos” (#41,749). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aspas” va en #41,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around aspas (IPA [ˈaspas]), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,747 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de aspar o de asparse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for aspas, with forms such as "asaps", "aspass", and "asppas". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ass", "asta", "atrás", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is aspas, spelled A-S-P-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de aspar o de asparse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asaps
  • aspass
  • asppas
  • aspsa
  • asspas
  • sapas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aspas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asaps2aspass1asppas1aspsa2asspas1sapas2
Edit distance from "aspas"

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 "aspas"?
"aspas" is spelled A-S-P-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaspas].
What does "aspas" mean?
As a verb, "aspas" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de aspar o de asparse.
What words are commonly confused with "aspas"?
"aspas" is commonly confused with "ass", "asta", "atrás". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aspas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aspas" is [ˈaspas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aspas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chart#41,784óseos#41,701we're#41,696vivaz#41,693

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

besé6 variantsCCTV6 variantscorn6 variantscoñac6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list