autista

[awˈt̪ist̪a]

/[awˈt̪ist̪a]/ adj

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The verdict

“autista” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,773. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,773
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dícese de la persona que tiene autismo. La comunidad de ellos prefiere usar más bien el termino "con autismo" debido a que se ha tomado como un término despectivo usándose para descalificar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-autista · autista · Spanish

autista · rank #30,773 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,773
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aunado

Nearest frequency peer: aunado (-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 “autista”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “autista” 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).

autista vs autopista
78% similar
autista vs arista
71% similar
autista vs asista
71% similar

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

Key facts for autista
PropertyValue
Headwordautista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[awˈt̪ist̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,773
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “autista”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).autistacae 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 “aunado” (#30,772), “aymara” (#30,774), “bal” (#30,776). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “autista” va en #30,773. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around autista (IPA [awˈt̪ist̪a]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,773 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dícese de la persona que tiene autismo. La comunidad de ellos prefiere usar más bien el termino "con autismo" debido a que se ha tomado como un término despectivo usándose para descalificar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for autista, with forms such as "atuista", "auitsta", and "autisat". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "autopista", "arista", "asista", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is autista, spelled A-U-T-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dícese de la persona que tiene autismo. La comunidad de ellos prefiere usar más bien el termino "con autismo" debido a que se ha tomado como un término despectivo usándose para descalificar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuista
  • auitsta
  • autisat
  • autissta
  • autistta
  • autitsa
  • autsita
  • auttista
  • uatista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atuista2auitsta2autisat2autissta1autistta1autitsa2autsita2auttista1
Edit distance from "autista"

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 "autista"?
"autista" is spelled A-U-T-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [awˈt̪ist̪a].
What does "autista" mean?
As an adjective, "autista" means: Dícese de la persona que tiene autismo. La comunidad de ellos prefiere usar más bien el termino "con autismo" debido a que se ha tomado como un término despectivo usándose para descalificar.
What words are commonly confused with "autista"?
"autista" is commonly confused with "autopista", "arista", "asista". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "autista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autista" is [awˈt̪ist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autista" come from?
"autista" 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 "autista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

atraída#30,769Baviera#30,780arcaico#30,759Buffalo#30,788

Similar misspelling depth

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

Anguila9 variantsagency9 variantsúlcera9 variantstraste9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list