autócrata

[awˈt̪okɾat̪a]

/[awˈt̪okɾat̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“autócrata” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,527 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,527
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que ejerce por sí sola la autoridad suprema de un Estado. Se daba especialmente este título al emperador de Rusia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-autocrata · autócrata · Spanish

autócrata · rank #72,527 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,527
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aullar

Nearest frequency peer: aullar (-3 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “autócrata”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “autócrata” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for autócrata
PropertyValue
Headwordautócrata
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[awˈt̪okɾat̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,527
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “autócrata” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).autócratacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “aullar” (#72,524), “aullando” (#72,523), “atravesados” (#72,521). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “autócrata” va en #72,527. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

autócrata is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,527 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [awˈt̪okɾat̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona que ejerce por sí sola la autoridad suprema de un Estado. Se daba especialmente este título al emperador de Rusia.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for autócrata in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is autócrata, spelled A-U-T-Ó-C-R-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que ejerce por sí sola la autoridad suprema de un Estado. Se daba especialmente este título al emperador de Rusia.

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 "autócrata"?
"autócrata" is spelled A-U-T-Ó-C-R-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [awˈt̪okɾat̪a].
What does "autócrata" mean?
As a noun, "autócrata" means: Persona que ejerce por sí sola la autoridad suprema de un Estado. Se daba especialmente este título al emperador de Rusia.
How do you pronounce "autócrata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autócrata" is [awˈt̪okɾat̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autócrata" come from?
"autócrata" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list