autónomo

Name: autónomo, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[awˈt̪onomo]

/[awˈt̪onomo]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“autónomo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,757. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,757
frequency rank, Spanish: 7,704
“A” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no depende de otros para ciertas cosas, que goza de autonomía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-autonomo · autónomo · Spanish

autónomo · rank #8,757 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #8,757
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-DENSE 7,704
PHOTO-FINISH ausente

Nearest frequency peer: ausente (-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.

asambleas

91,247
asumió

91,246
ausente

91,245
autónomo

91,244
ayudo

91,243
bad

91,242

What this shows “autónomo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

autónomo vs autónomos

89% similar

autónomo vs autónoma

88% similar

autónomo vs agrónomo

75% similar

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

Key facts for autónomo
Property	Value
Headword	autónomo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[awˈt̪onomo]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#8,757
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	8
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “autónomo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).autónomocae aquí:

#8,757

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ausente” (#8,756), “ayudo” (#8,758), “asumió” (#8,755). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “autónomo” va en #8,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around autónomo (IPA [awˈt̪onomo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,757 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for autónomo, with forms such as "atuónomo", "autnóomo", and "auttónomo". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "autónomos", "autónoma", "agrónomo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is autónomo, spelled A-U-T-Ó-N-O-M-O.

Definition

1
Que no depende de otros para ciertas cosas, que goza de autonomía.
2
Que trabaja de forma independiente, sin ser empleado de una empresa o funcionario de un organismo.
3
Que trabaja sin intervención externa realizando algún cambio solo mediante una decisión intrínseca.

This word in other languages

autonom(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

atuónomo
autnóomo
auttónomo
autónmoo
autónnomo
autónommo
autónoom
autóonmo
auótnomo
uatónomo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of autónomo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "autónomo"

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 "autónomo"?

"autónomo" is spelled A-U-T-Ó-N-O-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [awˈt̪onomo].

What does "autónomo" mean?

As an adjective, "autónomo" means: Que no depende de otros para ciertas cosas, que goza de autonomía.

What words are commonly confused with "autónomo"?

"autónomo" is commonly confused with "autónomos", "autónoma", "agrónomo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "autónomo"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autónomo" is [awˈt̪onomo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "autónomo" come from?

"autónomo" 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 "autónomo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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