autostop
[awt̪osˈt̪op]
The verdict
“autostop” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,719 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,719
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma de viajar, en que el autostopista solicita a los vehículos que transitan en una carretera una plaza de favor.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | autostop |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [awt̪osˈt̪op] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #80,719 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “autostop” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
autostop is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,719 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [awt̪osˈt̪op]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma de viajar, en que el autostopista solicita a los vehículos que transitan en una carretera una plaza de favor.".
Zero misspellings are on record for autostop in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is autostop, spelled A-U-T-O-S-T-O-P.
Definition
- 1Forma de viajar, en que el autostopista solicita a los vehículos que transitan en una carretera una plaza de favor.
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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.
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Using “autostop”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-U-T-O-S-T-O-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [awt̪osˈt̪op] (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.