autonomía

[awt̪onoˈmia]

/[awt̪onoˈmia]/ noun

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The verdict

“autonomía” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,673 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,673
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Autogobierno de individuos o asociaciones.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

autonomía vs autónomo
67% similar
autonomía vs autónomos
67% similar
autonomía vs autonómico
60% similar

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

Key facts for autonomía
PropertyValue
Headwordautonomía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[awt̪onoˈmia]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,673
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “autonomía” 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). autonomía lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for autonomía is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [awt̪onoˈmia]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,673 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for autonomía, with forms such as "atuonomía", "auotnomía", and "autnoomía". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "autónomo", "autónomos", "autonómico", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is autonomía, spelled A-U-T-O-N-O-M-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autogobierno de individuos o asociaciones.
  2. 2
    Capacidad para darse normas a uno mismo sin influencia de presiones externas o internas.
  3. 3
    Distancia que puede recorrer un vehículo sin necesidad de reabastecerse.
  4. 4
    Tiempo máximo que puede operar una maquina sin necesidad de reabastecerse.
  5. 5
    Capacidad de poder realizar cualquier acto o función sin necesidad de ayuda externa, de manera individual.

Antonyms

heteronomía

This word in other languages

autonomy(English)autonomie(Français)Autonomie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atuonomía,auotnomía,autnoomía,autonmoía,autonnomía,autonomaí,autonommía,autonoíma,autoonmía,auttonomía,uatonomía

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atuonomía2auotnomía2autnoomía2autonmoía2autonnomía1autonomaí2autonommía1autonoíma2
Edit distance from "autonomía"

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 "autonomía"?
"autonomía" is spelled A-U-T-O-N-O-M-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [awt̪onoˈmia].
What does "autonomía" mean?
As a noun, "autonomía" means: Autogobierno de individuos o asociaciones.
What words are commonly confused with "autonomía"?
"autonomía" is commonly confused with "autónomo", "autónomos", "autonómico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "autonomía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autonomía" is [awt̪onoˈmia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autonomía" come from?
"autonomía" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “autonomía”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-U-T-O-N-O-M-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [awt̪onoˈmia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “autónomo” - see the side-by-side comparison. autonomía vs autónomo
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list