ala

/[ˈala]/ noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,894

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ala is aSpanishnoun. It means: Las alas son extremidades o apéndices que poseen algunos grupos de animales, normalmente utilizan estas alas para poder volar. Pronounced [ˈala]. It ranks #3,894 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with ay and as.

Key facts for ala
PropertyValue
Headwordala
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈala]
Letters3
Frequency rank#3,894
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ala is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈala]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,894 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for ala in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Spanish patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ay", "as", "am", 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 ala, spelled A-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Las alas son extremidades o apéndices que poseen algunos grupos de animales, normalmente utilizan estas alas para poder volar.
  2. 2
    un cuerpo de perfil aerodinámico capaz de generar una diferencia de presiones entre su intradós y extradós al desplazarse por el aire lo que, a su vez, produce sustentación.
  3. 3
    Extensión de la parte principal de un edificio.
  4. 4
    Parte que sobresale de un tejado para resguardarlo de la lluvia.
  5. 5
    Borde saliente de algo, especialmente de un sombrero.
  6. 6
    Movimiento político, especialmente si se aparta de la corriente mayoritaria.
  7. 7
    En un perfil metálico en T, cada una de las secciones que están en los extremos, que son paralelas entre sí y están unidas de forma perpendicular por el alma.
  8. 8
    Axila.
  9. 9
    En el juego del ajedrez las que forman los peones de cada uno de los caballos con el peón del roque inmediato, y por consiguiente cada jugador tiene su ala izquierda y derecha.
  10. 10
    Nombre de algunas secciones del esfenoides.

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This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #3,894 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ala"?
"ala" is spelled A-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈala].
What does "ala" mean?
As a noun, "ala" means: Las alas son extremidades o apéndices que poseen algunos grupos de animales, normalmente utilizan estas alas para poder volar.
What words are commonly confused with "ala"?
"ala" is commonly confused with "ay", "as", "am". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ala"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ala" is [ˈala]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ala" come from?
"ala" 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.