asta

[ˈast̪a]

/[ˈast̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“asta” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #14,518) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#14,518
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vara larga, utilizada para sostener en su extremo una bandera o como parte de un arma larga, como una lanza o venablo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-asta · asta · Spanish

asta · rank #14,518 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,518
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH asignatura

Nearest frequency peer: asignatura (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “asta”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “asta” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

asta vs at
50% similar
asta vs aya
50% similar
asta vs ate
50% similar

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

Key facts for asta
PropertyValue
Headwordasta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈast̪a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#14,518
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “asta”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).astacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “asignatura” (#14,517), “asumen” (#14,519), “asignados” (#14,516). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “asta” va en #14,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for asta is neighbouring look-alikes ("at", "aya", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈast̪a]. Frequency #14,518 among 7,704 “A” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for asta, with forms such as "asat", "assta", and "astta". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "at", "aya", "ate", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is asta, spelled A-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vara larga, utilizada para sostener en su extremo una bandera o como parte de un arma larga, como una lanza o venablo.
  2. 2
    Un arma de la Antigüedad.
  3. 3
    Cuerno de un cuadrúpedo, en especial de bovino o cérvido, y en particular el tronco principal de la cornamenta ramificada de estos últimos.
  4. 4
    Material del que están conformadas estas cornamentas.

Synonyms

mástilcuernocuernoscornamentaguampa

This word in other languages

hampe(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asat
  • assta
  • astta
  • sata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of asta - 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.

asat2assta1astta1sata2
Edit distance from "asta"

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 "asta"?
"asta" is spelled A-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈast̪a].
What does "asta" mean?
As a noun, "asta" means: Vara larga, utilizada para sostener en su extremo una bandera o como parte de un arma larga, como una lanza o venablo.
What words are commonly confused with "asta"?
"asta" is commonly confused with "at", "aya", "ate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "asta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asta" is [ˈast̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asta" come from?
"asta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bart#14,526toni#14,472taco#14,467song#14,464

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list