astronauta

/ɐʃ.tɾɔ.ˈnaw.tɐ/

//ɐʃ.tɾɔ.ˈnaw.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“astronauta” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,445. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,445
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tripulante de um veículo espacial

Corpus desk

Index PT-astronauta · astronauta · Portuguese

astronauta · rank #13,445 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,445
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH ascendente

Nearest frequency peer: ascendente (-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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “astronauta”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “astronauta” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for astronauta
PropertyValue
Headwordastronauta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐʃ.tɾɔ.ˈnaw.tɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,445
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “astronauta”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).astronautacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ascendente” (#13,444), “arrastar” (#13,442), “apreciação” (#13,437). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “astronauta” fica em #13,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around astronauta (IPA /ɐʃ.tɾɔ.ˈnaw.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,445 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "tripulante de um veículo espacial".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for astronauta, with forms such as "asrtonauta", "asstronauta", and "astornauta". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Portuguese form is astronauta, spelled A-S-T-R-O-N-A-U-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    tripulante de um veículo espacial

Synonyms

cosmonautaespacionautaespaçonautalusonautataikonauta

This word in other languages

astronaut(English)astronauta(Español)astronaute(Français)Raumfahrer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asrtonauta
  • asstronauta
  • astornauta
  • astrnoauta
  • astroanuta
  • astronatua
  • astronauat
  • astronautta
  • astronnauta
  • astronuata
  • astrronauta
  • asttronauta
  • atsronauta
  • satronauta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asrtonauta2asstronauta1astornauta2astrnoauta2astroanuta2astronatua2astronauat2astronautta1
Edit distance from "astronauta"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "astronauta"?
"astronauta" is spelled A-S-T-R-O-N-A-U-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐʃ.tɾɔ.ˈnaw.tɐ/.
What does "astronauta" mean?
As a noun, "astronauta" means: tripulante de um veículo espacial
What are common misspellings of "astronauta"?
Common misspellings include "asrtonauta", "asstronauta", "astornauta", "astrnoauta", "astroanuta". The correct spelling is "astronauta".
How do you pronounce "astronauta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astronauta" is /ɐʃ.tɾɔ.ˈnaw.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "astronauta" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ascendente#13,444apreciação#13,437conceitual#13,473consagrado#13,475

Similar misspelling depth

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

silencioso14 variantsimpunidade14 variantsdiscordar14 variantsdiplomacia14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list