autismo

[awˈt̪ismo]

/[awˈt̪ismo]/ noun

The verdict

“autismo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,018. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,018
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trastorno que aparece en los primeros 3 años de la vida y afecta el desarrollo cerebral normal de las habilidades sociales y de comunicación. No es notable a simple vista.

Corpus desk

Index ES-autismo · autismo · Spanish

autismo · rank #16,018 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,018
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausentes

Nearest frequency peer: ausentes (-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 “autismo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “autismo” 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).

autismo vs autista
71% similar
autismo vs abismo
71% similar
autismo vs ateísmo
57% similar

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

Key facts for autismo
PropertyValue
Headwordautismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[awˈt̪ismo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,018
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “autismo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.autismocae 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 “ausentes” (#16,017), “atroz” (#16,016), “bajón” (#16,020). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “autismo” va en #16,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around autismo (IPA [awˈt̪ismo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,018 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Trastorno que aparece en los primeros 3 años de la vida y afecta el desarrollo cerebral normal de las habilidades sociales y de comunicación. No es notable a simple vista.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for autismo, with forms such as "atuismo", "auitsmo", and "autimso". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "autista", "abismo", "ateísmo", and more, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is autismo, spelled A-U-T-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trastorno que aparece en los primeros 3 años de la vida y afecta el desarrollo cerebral normal de las habilidades sociales y de comunicación. No es notable a simple vista.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuismo
  • auitsmo
  • autimso
  • autismmo
  • autisom
  • autissmo
  • autsimo
  • auttismo
  • uatismo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atuismo2auitsmo2autimso2autismmo1autisom2autissmo1autsimo2auttismo1
Edit distance from "autismo"

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 "autismo"?
"autismo" is spelled A-U-T-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [awˈt̪ismo].
What does "autismo" mean?
As a noun, "autismo" means: Trastorno que aparece en los primeros 3 años de la vida y afecta el desarrollo cerebral normal de las habilidades sociales y de comunicación. No es notable a simple vista.
What words are commonly confused with "autismo"?
"autismo" is commonly confused with "autista", "abismo", "ateísmo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "autismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autismo" is [awˈt̪ismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autismo" come from?
"autismo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list