astillar
[ast̪iˈʝaɾ]
The verdict
“astillar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer astillas en una cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-astillar · astillar · Spanish
astillar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | astillar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ast̪iˈʝaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “astillar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
astillar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ast̪iˈʝaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
astillar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is astillar, spelled A-S-T-I-L-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer astillas en una cosa.
- 2Convertir algún objeto, especialmente de madera, en astillas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how astillar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
era lo bastante grande pero, al no haberla cuidado por veintidós años, el sol la había astillado y secado y mostraba señales de podredumbre.
porque de roca en roca a tocar vino/el fondo antes el leño recio y fuerte./Se astilló todo, mas del mal previno/a la doncella y de sufrir la muerte.
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.