aspiro

[asˈpiɾo]

/[asˈpiɾo]/ verb

The verdict

“aspiro” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #39,065 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#39,065
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aspirar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aspiro vs astro
67% similar
aspiro vs apio
67% similar
aspiro vs asilo
67% similar

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

Key facts for aspiro
PropertyValue
Headwordaspiro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[asˈpiɾo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,065
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aspiro” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aspiro lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for aspiro is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [asˈpiɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,065 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aspirar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for aspiro, with forms such as "apsiro", "asipro", and "aspior". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "astro", "apio", "asilo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is aspiro, spelled A-S-P-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aspirar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apsiro,asipro,aspior,aspirro,asppiro,asprio,asspiro,sapiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aspiro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apsiro2asipro2aspior2aspirro1asppiro1asprio2asspiro1sapiro2
Edit distance from "aspiro"

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 "aspiro"?
"aspiro" is spelled A-S-P-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [asˈpiɾo].
What does "aspiro" mean?
As a verb, "aspiro" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aspirar.
What words are commonly confused with "aspiro"?
"aspiro" is commonly confused with "astro", "apio", "asilo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aspiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aspiro" is [asˈpiɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aspiro" come from?
"aspiro" 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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Using “aspiro”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-S-P-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [asˈpiɾo] (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. aspiro 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list