alambique
[alãmˈbike]
The verdict
“alambique” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,652 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,652
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aparato para destilar líquidos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alambique |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alãmˈbike] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #81,652 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alambique” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
alambique is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,652 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alãmˈbike]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aparato para destilar líquidos.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for alambique, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is alambique, spelled A-L-A-M-B-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Aparato para destilar líquidos.
Synonyms
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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 “alambique”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-A-M-B-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alãmˈbike] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.