áspero
[ˈaspeɾo]
The verdict
“áspero” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,677 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #26,677
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De superficie desigual o irregular, de tal manera de ofrecer mucha fricción al tacto
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | áspero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaspeɾo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #26,677 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “áspero” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for áspero is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaspeɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,677 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for áspero, with forms such as "sápero", "ápsero", and "ásepro". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "astro", "aspira", "aspiro", 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. The correct Spanish form is áspero, spelled Á-S-P-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1De superficie desigual o irregular, de tal manera de ofrecer mucha fricción al tacto
- 2Dicho de un terreno, de superficie irregular y difícil de transitar
- 3Que resulta irritante por su astringencia, su rigidez o su violencia
- 4Dicho de una persona, de mal carácter o indócil.
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This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: sápero,ápsero,ásepro,áspeor,ásperro,ásppero,áspreo,ásspero
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of áspero - 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.
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.
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Using “áspero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Á-S-P-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaspeɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “astro” - see the side-by-side comparison. áspero vs astro
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.