subasta

[suˈβ̞ast̪a]

/[suˈβ̞ast̪a]/ verb

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The verdict

“subasta” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,545
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de subastar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-subasta · subasta · Spanish

subasta · rank #9,545 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,545
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH story

Nearest frequency peer: story (-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 “subasta”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “subasta” 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).

subasta vs súbita
57% similar
subasta vs subiste
71% similar
subasta vs subastas
88% similar

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

Key facts for subasta
PropertyValue
Headwordsubasta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[suˈβ̞ast̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,545
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “subasta”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “story” (#9,544), “suceden” (#9,546), “Stalin” (#9,543). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “subasta” va en #9,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around subasta (IPA [suˈβ̞ast̪a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,545 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for subasta, with forms such as "sbuasta", "ssubasta", and "suabsta". 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, "súbita", "subiste", "subastas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is subasta, spelled S-U-B-A-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de subastar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de subastar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbuasta
  • ssubasta
  • suabsta
  • subasat
  • subassta
  • subastta
  • subatsa
  • subbasta
  • subsata
  • suvasta
  • usbasta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of subasta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sbuasta2ssubasta1suabsta2subasat2subassta1subastta1subatsa2subbasta1
Edit distance from "subasta"

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 "subasta"?
"subasta" is spelled S-U-B-A-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [suˈβ̞ast̪a].
What does "subasta" mean?
As a verb, "subasta" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de subastar.
What words are commonly confused with "subasta"?
"subasta" is commonly confused with "súbita", "subiste", "subastas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "subasta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "subasta" is [suˈβ̞ast̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "subasta" come from?
"subasta" 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 "subasta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

suceden#9,546sobrina#9,541totales#9,551unieron#9,555

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

verbal11 variantsremedios11 variantsacercan11 variantsadelanto11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list