autoritario

[awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾjo]

/[awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾjo]/ adj

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The verdict

“autoritario” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,978. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,978
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que favorece o es partidario de la obediencia completa y sin cuestionamientos a la autoridad en oposición a la libertad del individuo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-autoritario · autoritario · Spanish

autoritario · rank #12,978 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,978
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH atómica

Nearest frequency peer: atómica (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “autoritario”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

autoritario vs autoritarios
92% similar
autoritario vs autoritarismo
85% similar
autoritario vs autoritaria
91% similar

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

Key facts for autoritario
PropertyValue
Headwordautoritario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾjo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,978
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “autoritario”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).autoritariocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “atómica” (#12,977), “ayudaría” (#12,979), “aspira” (#12,976). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “autoritario” va en #12,978. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around autoritario (IPA [awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾjo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,978 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for autoritario, with forms such as "atuoritario", "auotritario", and "autoirtario". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "autoritarios", "autoritarismo", "autoritaria", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is autoritario, spelled A-U-T-O-R-I-T-A-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que favorece o es partidario de la obediencia completa y sin cuestionamientos a la autoridad en oposición a la libertad del individuo.
  2. 2
    Que ejerce completo o casí completo control sobre el comportamiento de otros.
  3. 3
    Propio o relacionado con el gobierno o sistema político o práctica en la que la libertad individual esta sujeta al control de la autoridad.
  4. 4
    Propio o relacionado con grupos o individuos que ejercen poder sin limitaciones sobre otros.

This word in other languages

authoritarian(English)autoritär(Deutsch)autoritário(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuoritario
  • auotritario
  • autoirtario
  • autoriatrio
  • autoritairo
  • autoritaroi
  • autoritarrio
  • autoritraio
  • autorittario
  • autorritario
  • autortiario
  • autroitario
  • auttoritario
  • uatoritario

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atuoritario2auotritario2autoirtario2autoriatrio2autoritairo2autoritaroi2autoritarrio1autoritraio2
Edit distance from "autoritario"

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 "autoritario"?
"autoritario" is spelled A-U-T-O-R-I-T-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾjo].
What does "autoritario" mean?
As an adjective, "autoritario" means: Que favorece o es partidario de la obediencia completa y sin cuestionamientos a la autoridad en oposición a la libertad del individuo.
What words are commonly confused with "autoritario"?
"autoritario" is commonly confused with "autoritarios", "autoritarismo", "autoritaria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "autoritario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autoritario" is [awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autoritario" come from?
"autoritario" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

cambiamos14 variantsafortunado14 variantsafiliación14 variantsadmirable14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list