Asturias

[asˈt̪uɾjas]

/[asˈt̪uɾjas]/ name

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The verdict

“Asturias” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,175
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comunidad autónoma de España en la cornisa cantábrica.

Corpus desk

Index ES-asturias · Asturias · Spanish

Asturias · rank #5,175 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,175
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH asesor

Nearest frequency peer: asesor (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Asturias”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Asturias” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Asturias vs alturas
63% similar
Asturias vs astucia
63% similar
Asturias vs arterias
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Asturias
PropertyValue
HeadwordAsturias
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[asˈt̪uɾjas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,175
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Asturias”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Asturiascae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “asesor” (#5,174), “atentado” (#5,176), “armados” (#5,173). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “Asturias” va en #5,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Asturias (IPA [asˈt̪uɾjas]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #5,175 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Comunidad autónoma de España en la cornisa cantábrica.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Asturias, with forms such as "assturias", "astruias", and "astturias". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "alturas", "astucia", "arterias", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Asturias, spelled A-S-T-U-R-I-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comunidad autónoma de España en la cornisa cantábrica.

Synonyms

Principado de Asturias

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • assturias
  • astruias
  • astturias
  • astuiras
  • asturais
  • asturiass
  • asturisa
  • asturrias
  • asutrias
  • atsurias
  • saturias

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Asturias - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

assturias1astruias2astturias1astuiras2asturais2asturiass1asturisa2asturrias1
Edit distance from "Asturias"

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 "Asturias"?
"Asturias" is spelled A-S-T-U-R-I-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [asˈt̪uɾjas].
What does "Asturias" mean?
As a proper noun, "Asturias" means: Comunidad autónoma de España en la cornisa cantábrica.
What words are commonly confused with "Asturias"?
"Asturias" is commonly confused with "alturas", "astucia", "arterias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Asturias"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Asturias" is [asˈt̪uɾjas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Asturias" come from?
"Asturias" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

atentado#5,176aburrido#5,167clásicos#5,184comentar#5,185

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

bebidas11 variantsestética11 variantsfísicas11 variantsGutiérrez11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list