a-
The verdict
“a-” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 2
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma verbos a partir de sustantivos o adjetivos, con el significado de "hacer" o "formar, entrar en estado de" lo indicado por la base.
Corpus desk
Index ES-a · a- · Spanish
a- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-SHORT 2 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | a- |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| Letters | 2 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “a-” en la frecuencia del español
Rare enough to double-check
a- is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma verbos a partir de sustantivos o adjetivos, con el significado de "hacer" o "formar, entrar en estado de" lo indicado por la base.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for a-, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is a-, spelled A--.
Definition
- 1Forma verbos a partir de sustantivos o adjetivos, con el significado de "hacer" o "formar, entrar en estado de" lo indicado por la base.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how a- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
aclarar ("hacer claro") • agrupar ("formar grupo") • acabar.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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