aforo

/[aˈfoɾo]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,885

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

aforo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Medir la cantidad de agua por unidad de tiempo que llega a un depósito, por medio de la diferencia de nivel que en este último se produce. Pronounced [aˈfoɾo]. Often confused with aro and amor.

Key facts for aforo
PropertyValue
Headwordaforo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈfoɾo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,885
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aforo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for aforo is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈfoɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,885 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for aforo, with forms such as "afforo", "afoor", and "aforro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aro", "amor", "aora", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is aforo, spelled A-F-O-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Medir la cantidad de agua por unidad de tiempo que llega a un depósito, por medio de la diferencia de nivel que en este último se produce.
  2. 2
    Capacidad real o estimada de espectadores que caben en un determinado recinto de espectáculos como un teatro, un cine o un estadio.
  3. 3
    Diferencia entre el valor de mercado del título dado en garantía y el crédito otorgado. Lo pide el banco que lo concedió para cubrirse del riesgo de una caída en el valor de la cobertura o garantía.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afforo,afoor,aforro,afroo,aofro,faoro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aforo

Misspelling Variants of "aforo"

afforo6afoor5aforro6afroo5aofro5faoro5
Misspelling Variants of "aforo"

Frequency rank: #21,885 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aforo"?
"aforo" is spelled A-F-O-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈfoɾo].
What does "aforo" mean?
As a noun, "aforo" means: Medir la cantidad de agua por unidad de tiempo que llega a un depósito, por medio de la diferencia de nivel que en este último se produce.
What words are commonly confused with "aforo"?
"aforo" is commonly confused with "aro", "amor", "aora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aforo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aforo" is [aˈfoɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aforo" come from?
"aforo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.