ala

[ˈala]

/[ˈala]/ noun

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The verdict

“ala” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #3,894) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#3,894
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Las alas son extremidades o apéndices que poseen algunos grupos de animales, normalmente utilizan estas alas para poder volar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ala · ala · Spanish

ala · rank #3,894 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,894
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH acero

Nearest frequency peer: acero (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “ala”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “ala” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ala vs ay
33% similar
ala vs as
33% similar
ala vs am
33% similar

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

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

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “ala”

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

#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 “acero” (#3,893), “aparato” (#3,895), “acaban” (#3,892). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ala” va en #3,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ala is neighbouring look-alikes ("ay", "as", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈala]. Frequency #3,894 among 7,704 “A” headwords. 10 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ala, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ay", "as", "am", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ala, spelled A-L-A.

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.

Synonyms

flanco

This word in other languages

wing(English)Flügel(Deutsch)asa(Português)

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 "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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ala", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oír#3,866gil#3,926ira#3,854max#3,939

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list