al día

[al̪ ˈd̪ia]

/[al̪ ˈd̪ia]/ phrase

The verdict

“al día” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sin atraso ni retraso, de un modo exacto o actualizado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-al-dia · al día · Spanish

al día · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • 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.

Key facts for al día
PropertyValue
Headwordal día
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[al̪ ˈd̪ia]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “al día” en español

al díano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

al día is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [al̪ ˈd̪ia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for al día in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is al día, spelled A-L- -D-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sin atraso ni retraso, de un modo exacto o actualizado.
  2. 2
    Con la información más reciente o actual sobre algo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how al día appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Siempre tengo al día mis cuentas y así sé exactamente cuánto tengo y cuánto debo.
  2. Un buen profesional necesita estar al día en su campo.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "al día"?
"al día" is spelled A-L- -D-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [al̪ ˈd̪ia].
What does "al día" mean?
As a phrase, "al día" means: Sin atraso ni retraso, de un modo exacto o actualizado.
How do you pronounce "al día"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "al día" is [al̪ ˈd̪ia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "al día" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list