ayuno

[aˈʝuno]

/[aˈʝuno]/ noun

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The verdict

“ayuno” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,018. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,018
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de ayunar; abstención de ingerir alimentos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ayuno · ayuno · Spanish

ayuno · rank #15,018 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,018
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH añaden

Nearest frequency peer: añaden (+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 “ayuno”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ayuno” 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).

ayuno vs ayuso
80% similar
ayuno vs año
40% similar
ayuno vs aún
40% similar

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

Key facts for ayuno
PropertyValue
Headwordayuno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈʝuno]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,018
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ayuno”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ayunocae 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 “añaden” (#15,019), “atienden” (#15,016), “barroco” (#15,020). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ayuno” va en #15,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ayuno (IPA [aˈʝuno]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,018 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ayuno, with forms such as "auyno", "aynuo", and "ayunno". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ayuso", "año", "aún", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 ayuno, spelled A-Y-U-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de ayunar; abstención de ingerir alimentos.
  2. 2
    Manera de mortificación por precepto eclesiástico o por devoción, y la cual consiste substancialmente en no hacer más que una comida al día, absteniéndose por lo regular de ciertos manjares.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ayuno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Ayunar no significa pasar hambre, ya que durante el ayuno llega a desaparecer el apetito».

This word in other languages

fast(English)jeûne(Français)jejum(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • auyno
  • aynuo
  • ayunno
  • ayuon
  • ayyuno
  • yauno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

auyno2aynuo2ayunno1ayuon2ayyuno1yauno2
Edit distance from "ayuno"

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 "ayuno"?
"ayuno" is spelled A-Y-U-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈʝuno].
What does "ayuno" mean?
As a noun, "ayuno" means: Acción y efecto de ayunar; abstención de ingerir alimentos.
What words are commonly confused with "ayuno"?
"ayuno" is commonly confused with "ayuso", "año", "aún". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ayuno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ayuno" is [aˈʝuno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ayuno" come from?
"ayuno" 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 "ayuno", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

borda#15,024apuro#15,008alude#15,003algas#15,002

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

cauce6 variantséxodo6 variantsfuere6 variantsgreat6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list