aforado

[afoˈɾað̞o]

/[afoˈɾað̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“aforado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,556 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,556
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de aforar.

Key facts for aforado
PropertyValue
Headwordaforado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[afoˈɾað̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,556
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aforado” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aforado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aforado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,556 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [afoˈɾað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de aforar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aforado, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 aforado, spelled A-F-O-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de aforar.

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 "aforado"?
"aforado" is spelled A-F-O-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [afoˈɾað̞o].
What does "aforado" mean?
As a verb, "aforado" means: Participio de aforar.
How do you pronounce "aforado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aforado" is [afoˈɾað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aforado" come from?
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Using “aforado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-F-O-R-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [afoˈɾað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list