astrofísica
[ast̪ɾoˈfisika]
The verdict
“astrofísica” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #46,943 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #46,943
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte de la astronomía que estudia las propiedades físicas de los cuerpos celestes, tales como luminosidad, tamaño, masa, temperatura y composición, así como su origen y evolución
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | astrofísica |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ast̪ɾoˈfisika] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #46,943 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “astrofísica” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for astrofísica is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ast̪ɾoˈfisika]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,943 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Parte de la astronomía que estudia las propiedades físicas de los cuerpos celestes, tales como luminosidad, tamaño, masa, temperatura y composición, así como su origen y evolución".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for astrofísica, with forms such as "asrtofísica", "asstrofísica", and "astorfísica". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is astrofísica, spelled A-S-T-R-O-F-Í-S-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1Parte de la astronomía que estudia las propiedades físicas de los cuerpos celestes, tales como luminosidad, tamaño, masa, temperatura y composición, así como su origen y evolución
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asrtofísica,asstrofísica,astorfísica,astrfoísica,astroffísica,astrofsíica,astrofícica,astrofíisca,astrofíscia,astrofísiac,astrofísicca,astrofíssica,astroífsica,astrrofísica,asttrofísica,atsrofísica,satrofísica
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of astrofísica - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “astrofísica”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-S-T-R-O-F-Í-S-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ast̪ɾoˈfisika] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.