alacrán
[alaˈkɾãn]
The verdict
“alacrán” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #52,666 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,666
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Orden Scorpiones) Escorpión, generalmente aquel cuya picadura no es letal o tiene bajo riesgo de mortalidad.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alacrán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alaˈkɾãn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,666 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alacrán” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alacrán is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alaˈkɾãn]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,666 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
alacrán doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is alacrán, spelled A-L-A-C-R-Á-N.
Definition
- 1(Orden Scorpiones) Escorpión, generalmente aquel cuya picadura no es letal o tiene bajo riesgo de mortalidad.
- 2Persona malintencionada, sobre todo en la palabra
- 3Gancho que sujeta la brida a la muserola en el apero del caballo
- 4Daño infligido por corte, desgarramiento o perforación en un ser vivo
- 5Desperfecto en un cable causado por la rotura de las filásticas que lo componen.
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.
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Using “alacrán”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-A-C-R-Á-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alaˈkɾãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.