astato
[asˈt̪at̪o]
The verdict
“astato” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Elemento químico de la tabla periódica de los elementos cuyo símbolo es At y su número atómico es 85. Este elemento radioactivo, el más pesado de los halógenos, se produce a partir de la degradació...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | astato |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [asˈt̪at̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “astato” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for astato is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [asˈt̪at̪o]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Elemento químico de la tabla periódica de los elementos cuyo símbolo es At y su número atómico es 85. Este elemento radioactivo, el más pesado de los halógenos, se produce a partir de la degradació...".
astato has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is astato, spelled A-S-T-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1Elemento químico de la tabla periódica de los elementos cuyo símbolo es At y su número atómico es 85. Este elemento radioactivo, el más pesado de los halógenos, se produce a partir de la degradación de uranio y torio.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “astato”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-S-T-A-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [asˈt̪at̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.