auténtico

[awˈt̪ẽn̪t̪iko]

/[awˈt̪ẽn̪t̪iko]/ adj

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The verdict

“auténtico” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,921
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que es verdaderamente lo que dice o parece ser.

Corpus desk

Index ES-autentico · auténtico · Spanish

auténtico · rank #5,921 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,921
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH baby

Nearest frequency peer: baby (+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 “auténtico”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “auténtico” 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).

auténtico vs auténticos
90% similar
auténtico vs auténtica
89% similar

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

Key facts for auténtico
PropertyValue
Headwordauténtico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[awˈt̪ẽn̪t̪iko]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,921
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “auténtico”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).auténticocae 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 “baby” (#5,922), “atraer” (#5,919), “Bilbao” (#5,923). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “auténtico” va en #5,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around auténtico (IPA [awˈt̪ẽn̪t̪iko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,921 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for auténtico, with forms such as "atuéntico", "autnético", and "autténtico". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "auténticos", "auténtica", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is auténtico, spelled A-U-T-É-N-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que es verdaderamente lo que dice o parece ser.
  2. 2
    Autorizado o legalizado.
  3. 3
    Se aplicaba a los bienes sujetos a alguna carga.
  4. 4
    Paladino, evidente, patente, etc.
  5. 5
    Se dice del sujeto honrado y constituido en dignidad.
  6. 6
    Se denomina así al escritor clásico.
  7. 7
    Llámase el volumen que contiene las últimas constituciones de Justiniano.

Synonyms

real

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuéntico
  • autnético
  • autténtico
  • auténitco
  • auténntico
  • auténtcio
  • auténticco
  • auténtioc
  • auténttico
  • autétnico
  • auétntico
  • uaténtico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of auténtico - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atuéntico2autnético2autténtico1auténitco2auténntico1auténtcio2auténticco1auténtioc2
Edit distance from "auténtico"

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 "auténtico"?
"auténtico" is spelled A-U-T-É-N-T-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [awˈt̪ẽn̪t̪iko].
What does "auténtico" mean?
As an adjective, "auténtico" means: Que es verdaderamente lo que dice o parece ser.
What words are commonly confused with "auténtico"?
"auténtico" is commonly confused with "auténticos", "auténtica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auténtico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auténtico" is [awˈt̪ẽn̪t̪iko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auténtico" come from?
"auténtico" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

apropiado#5,917capitales#5,928acusación#5,911Wikipedia#5,908

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

comparar12 variantscontener12 variantsContesta12 variantstendrían12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list