astillar
[ast̪iˈʝaɾ]
The verdict
“astillar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacer astillas en una cosa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | astillar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ast̪iˈʝaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “astillar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for astillar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ast̪iˈʝaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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 “astillar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-S-T-I-L-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ast̪iˈʝaɾ] (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.