austeridad

[awst̪eɾiˈð̞að̞]

/[awst̪eɾiˈð̞að̞]/ noun

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The verdict

“austeridad” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,615 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#10,615
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Severidad, rigor en el ajuste a las normas de la moral o ética.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

austeridad vs autoridad
80% similar

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

Key facts for austeridad
PropertyValue
Headwordausteridad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[awst̪eɾiˈð̞að̞]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,615
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “austeridad” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). austeridad lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for austeridad is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [awst̪eɾiˈð̞að̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,615 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for austeridad, with forms such as "asuteridad", "ausetridad", and "aussteridad". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "autoridad", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is austeridad, spelled A-U-S-T-E-R-I-D-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Severidad, rigor en el ajuste a las normas de la moral o ética.
  2. 2
    Cualidad de austero o austera.
  3. 3
    Sin adorno, carente de ornato o lujo alguno.
  4. 4
    Régimen económico propuganado por el neoliberalismo de recorte de gastos en época de crisis (de uso reciente, procedente del inglés austerity y no recogido en el Diccionario de la Real Academia Española).
  5. 5
    Régimen de vida en el cual se reducen al mínimo los gastos eliminando aquellos superfluos dejando sólo los más básicos e imprescindibles; muchas veces incluso sacrificando algunos de estos.

This word in other languages

austerity(English)austérité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asuteridad,ausetridad,aussteridad,austeirdad,austerdiad,austeriadd,austeridadd,austeridda,austeriddad,austerridad,austreidad,austteridad,autseridad,uasteridad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of austeridad - 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.

asuteridad2ausetridad2aussteridad1austeirdad2austerdiad2austeriadd2austeridadd1austeridda2
Edit distance from "austeridad"

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 "austeridad"?
"austeridad" is spelled A-U-S-T-E-R-I-D-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [awst̪eɾiˈð̞að̞].
What does "austeridad" mean?
As a noun, "austeridad" means: Severidad, rigor en el ajuste a las normas de la moral o ética.
What words are commonly confused with "austeridad"?
"austeridad" is commonly confused with "autoridad". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "austeridad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "austeridad" is [awst̪eɾiˈð̞að̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "austeridad" come from?
"austeridad" 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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Using “austeridad”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-U-S-T-E-R-I-D-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [awst̪eɾiˈð̞að̞] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “autoridad” - see the side-by-side comparison. austeridad vs autoridad
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list