autogiro
[awt̪oˈxiɾo]
The verdict
“autogiro” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aeronave con una gran hélice de eje vertical no motorizada movida por el propio empuje del vehiculo y que sirve para sustentarlo en el aire. Se distingue por su capacidad de aterrizaje vertical. De...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | autogiro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [awt̪oˈxiɾo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “autogiro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for autogiro is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [awt̪oˈxiɾo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Aeronave con una gran hélice de eje vertical no motorizada movida por el propio empuje del vehiculo y que sirve para sustentarlo en el aire. Se distingue por su capacidad de aterrizaje vertical. De...".
autogiro has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is autogiro, spelled A-U-T-O-G-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1Aeronave con una gran hélice de eje vertical no motorizada movida por el propio empuje del vehiculo y que sirve para sustentarlo en el aire. Se distingue por su capacidad de aterrizaje vertical. Despega y se desplaza por el empuje de una o más hélices con eje horizontal.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “autogiro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-U-T-O-G-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [awt̪oˈxiɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.