autocensura

[awt̪osẽnˈsuɾa]

/[awt̪osẽnˈsuɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“autocensura” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,805 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,805
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de autocensurarse.

Key facts for autocensura
PropertyValue
Headwordautocensura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[awt̪osẽnˈsuɾa]
Letters11
Frequency rank#59,805
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “autocensura” 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). autocensura lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

autocensura is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,805 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [awt̪osẽnˈsuɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción o efecto de autocensurarse.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for autocensura, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 autocensura, spelled A-U-T-O-C-E-N-S-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de autocensurarse.

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 "autocensura"?
"autocensura" is spelled A-U-T-O-C-E-N-S-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [awt̪osẽnˈsuɾa].
What does "autocensura" mean?
As a noun, "autocensura" means: Acción o efecto de autocensurarse.
How do you pronounce "autocensura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autocensura" is [awt̪osẽnˈsuɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autocensura" come from?
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Using “autocensura”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-U-T-O-C-E-N-S-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [awt̪osẽnˈsuɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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