aspereza

[aspeˈɾesa]

/[aspeˈɾesa]/ noun

The verdict

“aspereza” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,575 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,575
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Calidad de áspero, rugoso o no uniforme.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aspereza · aspereza · Spanish

aspereza · rank #89,575 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,575
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH asalten

Nearest frequency peer: asalten (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “aspereza”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “aspereza” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aspereza
PropertyValue
Headwordaspereza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aspeˈɾesa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,575
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “aspereza” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.asperezacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “asalten” (#89,573), “astringentes” (#89,577), “artesa” (#89,572). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aspereza” va en #89,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aspereza is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,575 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aspeˈɾesa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aspereza, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is aspereza, spelled A-S-P-E-R-E-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calidad de áspero, rugoso o no uniforme.
  2. 2
    En particular, carácter desigual de una superficie o terreno; conjunto de protuberancias o hendeduras.
  3. 3
    Cualidad de la persona difícil de tratar; rigor, rigidez o austeridad en el trato, genio o costumbres.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "aspereza"?
"aspereza" is spelled A-S-P-E-R-E-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aspeˈɾesa].
What does "aspereza" mean?
As a noun, "aspereza" means: Calidad de áspero, rugoso o no uniforme.
How do you pronounce "aspereza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aspereza" is [aspeˈɾesa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aspereza" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list