astray
/əˈstɹeɪ/
The verdict
“astray” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,973 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,973
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Por mal camino
Corpus desk
Index ES-astray · astray · Spanish
astray · rank #76,973 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,973
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH asistieran
Nearest frequency peer: asistieran (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “astray”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- asceta
asceta
23,031 corpus weight
- asedios
asedios
23,030 corpus weight
- asistieran
asistieran
23,029 corpus weight
- astray
astray
23,028 corpus weight
- atemorizada
atemorizada
23,027 corpus weight
- atendiera
atendiera
23,026 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “astray” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | astray |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /əˈstɹeɪ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #76,973 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “astray” en español
Rare enough to double-check
astray is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,973 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /əˈstɹeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Por mal camino".
astray doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is astray, spelled A-S-T-R-A-Y.
Definition
- 1Por mal camino
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.
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