aforo

Name: aforo, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[aˈfoɾo]

/[aˈfoɾo]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“aforo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,885. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,885
frequency rank, Spanish: 7,704
“A” headwords: 6
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aforo · aforo · Spanish

aforo · rank #21,885 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #21,885
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 6 variants
BOOK-DENSE 7,704
PHOTO-FINISH acuático

Nearest frequency peer: acuático (-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.

acreedor

78,119
acudido

78,118
acuático

78,117
aforo

78,116
agota

78,115
agravado

78,114

What this shows “aforo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aforo vs aro

60% similar

aforo vs amor

60% similar

aforo vs aora

60% similar

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

Key facts for aforo
Property	Value
Headword	aforo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[aˈfoɾo]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#21,885
Misspellings tracked	6
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “aforo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.aforocae aquí:

#21,885

#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 “acuático” (#21,884), “agota” (#21,886), “acudido” (#21,883). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aforo” va en #21,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around aforo (IPA [aˈfoɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,885 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for aforo, with forms such as "afforo", "afoor", and "aforro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is aforo, spelled A-F-O-R-O.

Definition

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
Capacidad real o estimada de espectadores que caben en un determinado recinto de espectáculos como un teatro, un cine o un estadio.
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.

This word in other languages

capacity(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

afforo
afoor
aforro
afroo
aofro
faoro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "aforo"

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 "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. 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 "aforo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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