alabastro

[alaˈβ̞ast̪ɾo]

/[alaˈβ̞ast̪ɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“alabastro” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,397. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,397
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Piedra blanca, translúcida, compacta, semejante al mármol, que puede tallarse con facilidad. Es usada en escultura.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alabastro · alabastro · Spanish

alabastro · rank #49,397 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,397
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aguantamos

Nearest frequency peer: aguantamos (-3 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “alabastro”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alabastro
PropertyValue
Headwordalabastro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alaˈβ̞ast̪ɾo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,397
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alabastro”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).alabastrocae 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 “aguantamos” (#49,394), “alegraron” (#49,400), “agregas” (#49,393). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alabastro” va en #49,397. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around alabastro (IPA [alaˈβ̞ast̪ɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,397 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for alabastro, with forms such as "aalbastro", "alaabstro", and "alabasrto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is alabastro, spelled A-L-A-B-A-S-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Piedra blanca, translúcida, compacta, semejante al mármol, que puede tallarse con facilidad. Es usada en escultura.
  2. 2
    Vaso sin asas para guardar perfumes, hecho con alabastro₁.
  3. 3
    Color blanco propio del alabastro₁. Se usa para ponderar la blancura de la piel de una persona.

This word in other languages

alabaster(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aalbastro
  • alaabstro
  • alabasrto
  • alabasstro
  • alabastor
  • alabastrro
  • alabasttro
  • alabatsro
  • alabbastro
  • alabsatro
  • alavastro
  • albaastro
  • allabastro
  • laabastro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alabastro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aalbastro2alaabstro2alabasrto2alabasstro1alabastor2alabastrro1alabasttro1alabatsro2
Edit distance from "alabastro"

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 "alabastro"?
"alabastro" is spelled A-L-A-B-A-S-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [alaˈβ̞ast̪ɾo].
What does "alabastro" mean?
As a noun, "alabastro" means: Piedra blanca, translúcida, compacta, semejante al mármol, que puede tallarse con facilidad. Es usada en escultura.
What are common misspellings of "alabastro"?
Common misspellings include "aalbastro", "alaabstro", "alabasrto", "alabasstro", "alabastor". The correct spelling is "alabastro".
How do you pronounce "alabastro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alabastro" is [alaˈβ̞ast̪ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alabastro" come from?
"alabastro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alegraron#49,400alegraría#49,401agotadora#49,392alfaguara#49,403

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

aguantamos14 variantsaduladores14 variantsadmiradora14 variantsadivinando14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list