alacranes

[alaˈkɾanes]

/[alaˈkɾanes]/ noun

The verdict

“alacranes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,048 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,048
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de alacrán.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alacranes · alacranes · Spanish

alacranes · rank #56,048 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,048
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aislando

Nearest frequency peer: aislando (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “alacranes”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alacranes” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alacranes
PropertyValue
Headwordalacranes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alaˈkɾanes]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,048
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alacranes” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.alacranescae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “aislando” (#56,047), “Alario” (#56,049), “albergará” (#56,051). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alacranes” va en #56,048. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alacranes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,048 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alaˈkɾanes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de alacrán.".

Zero misspellings are on record for alacranes in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is alacranes, spelled A-L-A-C-R-A-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de alacrán.

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 "alacranes"?
"alacranes" is spelled A-L-A-C-R-A-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [alaˈkɾanes].
What does "alacranes" mean?
As a noun, "alacranes" means: Forma del plural de alacrán.
How do you pronounce "alacranes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alacranes" is [alaˈkɾanes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alacranes" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list