austero

[awsˈt̪eɾo]

/[awsˈt̪eɾo]/ adj

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The verdict

“austero” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,365. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,365
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sencillo, sin lujos ni adornos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-austero · austero · Spanish

austero · rank #35,365 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,365
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH auf

Nearest frequency peer: auf (-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 “austero”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “austero” 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).

austero vs astro
71% similar
austero vs áspero
57% similar
austero vs austera
86% similar

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

Key facts for austero
PropertyValue
Headwordaustero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[awsˈt̪eɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,365
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “austero”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).austerocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “auf” (#35,364), “autoconsumo” (#35,366), “atraía” (#35,363). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “austero” va en #35,365. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around austero (IPA [awsˈt̪eɾo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,365 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for austero, with forms such as "asutero", "ausetro", and "ausstero". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "astro", "áspero", "austera", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is austero, spelled A-U-S-T-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sencillo, sin lujos ni adornos.
  2. 2
    Rígido y exacto en el cumplimiento de las normas.
  3. 3
    Agrio, astringente y áspero al gusto.
  4. 4
    Retirado, mortificado y penitente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how austero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «En el piso 14 del Ansonia Building, en Manhattan, vive hace 20 años la chilena Marieliz Unwin. El estilo de su departamento —austero y refinado— lo ha gestado a partir de la práctica de la filosofía budista y de sus viajes».
  2. «Elocuente y apasionado, su charla mística atraía. Pero al mismo tiempo, su carácter le concedió muchas contradicciones. Quienes lo conocieron lo recordaban como un muchacho austero que se azota y se niega a participar en frivolidades. Vayámonos que ahí viene ese diablo, decían sus condiscípulos al verlo».

Synonyms

severorigurosoestrictoautoritarioacerboamargo

This word in other languages

austere(English)austère(Français)austero(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asutero
  • ausetro
  • ausstero
  • austeor
  • austerro
  • austreo
  • austtero
  • autsero
  • uastero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asutero2ausetro2ausstero1austeor2austerro1austreo2austtero1autsero2
Edit distance from "austero"

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 "austero"?
"austero" is spelled A-U-S-T-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [awsˈt̪eɾo].
What does "austero" mean?
As an adjective, "austero" means: Sencillo, sin lujos ni adornos.
What words are commonly confused with "austero"?
"austero" is commonly confused with "astro", "áspero", "austera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "austero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "austero" is [awsˈt̪eɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "austero" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list