al lado
[al ˈlað̞o]
The verdict
“al lado” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En un lugar próximo, a corta distancia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-al-lado · al lado · Spanish
al lado · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | al lado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [al ˈlað̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “al lado” en español
Rare enough to double-check
al lado is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [al ˈlað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for al lado, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is al lado, spelled A-L- -L-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1En un lugar próximo, a corta distancia.
- 2En el sitio inmediatamente contiguo.
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.