astur

[asˈt̪uɾ]

/[asˈt̪uɾ]/ adj

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The verdict

“astur” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,796 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,796
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona originaria o habitante de Asturias, comunidad autónoma de España.

Corpus desk

Index ES-astur · astur · Spanish

astur · rank #59,796 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,796
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH asnos

Nearest frequency peer: asnos (-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 “astur”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “astur” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for astur
PropertyValue
Headwordastur
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[asˈt̪uɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “astur” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).asturcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “asnos” (#59,795), “asustadas” (#59,797), “asilos” (#59,794). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “astur” va en #59,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

astur is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,796 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [asˈt̪uɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

astur has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is astur, spelled A-S-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona originaria o habitante de Asturias, comunidad autónoma de España.
  2. 2
    Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con Asturias, comunidad autónoma de España.
  3. 3
    Miembro de un pueblo indoeuropeo o pre-indoeuropeo de la antigüedad que habitaba una zona centrada en la actual región de León en el norte de España, con capital en la actual Astorga y comprendiendo aproximadamente las modernas provincias de Asturias, León y Zamora, que cayó frente a los romanos en las Guerras Cántabras.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "astur"?
"astur" is spelled A-S-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [asˈt̪uɾ].
What does "astur" mean?
As an adjective, "astur" means: Persona originaria o habitante de Asturias, comunidad autónoma de España.
How do you pronounce "astur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astur" is [asˈt̪uɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "astur" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "astur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

asnos#59,795baten#59,815Blume#59,822alley#59,762

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list