astronauta
[ast̪ɾoˈnawt̪a]
The verdict
“astronauta” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,921
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que tripula una nave espacial, especialmente como oficio
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | astronauta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ast̪ɾoˈnawt̪a] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #19,921 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “astronauta” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around astronauta (IPA [ast̪ɾoˈnawt̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,921 among 120,137 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Persona que tripula una nave espacial, especialmente como oficio".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for astronauta, with forms such as "asrtonauta", "asstronauta", and "astornauta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "astronautas", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is astronauta, spelled A-S-T-R-O-N-A-U-T-A.
Definition
- 1Persona que tripula una nave espacial, especialmente como oficio
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- asrtonauta
- asstronauta
- astornauta
- astrnoauta
- astroanuta
- astronatua
- astronauat
- astronautta
- astronnauta
- astronuata
- astrronauta
- asttronauta
- atsronauta
- satronauta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of astronauta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “astronauta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-S-T-R-O-N-A-U-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ast̪ɾoˈnawt̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “astronautas” - see the side-by-side comparison. astronauta vs astronautas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.