alacena

[alaˈsena]

/[alaˈsena]/ noun

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The verdict

“alacena” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,239. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,239
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Armario hecho en la pared, con puertas y anaqueles, para guardar algunas cosas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alacena · alacena · Spanish

alacena · rank #42,239 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,239
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ahorcar

Nearest frequency peer: ahorcar (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “alacena”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alacena” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

alacena vs almacén
57% similar
alacena vs alameda
71% similar
alacena vs Azucena
57% similar

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

Key facts for alacena
PropertyValue
Headwordalacena
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alaˈsena]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,239
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alacena”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ahorcar” (#42,238), “alambrado” (#42,240), “ahijado” (#42,237). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alacena” va en #42,239. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around alacena (IPA [alaˈsena]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,239 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Armario hecho en la pared, con puertas y anaqueles, para guardar algunas cosas.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for alacena, with forms such as "aalcena", "alaccena", and "alacean". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "almacén", "alameda", "Azucena", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is alacena, spelled A-L-A-C-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Armario hecho en la pared, con puertas y anaqueles, para guardar algunas cosas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Por cerrar y encubrir la puerta que se tenía, y que a este jardín salía, y poder volverla a abrir, hizo tu hermano poner portátil una alacena;.
  2. Trasladé todo a la cueva y me puse a amueblar mi hogar y a poner algunas tablas para tener una alacena donde guardar mis alimentos, pero tenía pocas tablas.

Synonyms

cabinetegabinetegabinete de cocina

This word in other languages

cupboard(English)placard(Français)Speiseschrank(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aalcena
  • alaccena
  • alacean
  • alacenna
  • alacnea
  • alaecna
  • alasena
  • alcaena
  • allacena
  • laacena

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alacena - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aalcena2alaccena1alacean2alacenna1alacnea2alaecna2alasena1alcaena2
Edit distance from "alacena"

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 "alacena"?
"alacena" is spelled A-L-A-C-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alaˈsena].
What does "alacena" mean?
As a noun, "alacena" means: Armario hecho en la pared, con puertas y anaqueles, para guardar algunas cosas.
What words are commonly confused with "alacena"?
"alacena" is commonly confused with "almacén", "alameda", "Azucena". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alacena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alacena" is [alaˈsena]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alacena" come from?
"alacena" 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 "alacena", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ahorcar#42,238ahijado#42,237Afrique#42,231abusada#42,223

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

arrebata10 variantsatracar10 variantsañadidas10 variantstoscano10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list