álamo afgano
[ˈalamo afˈɣ̞ano]
The verdict
“álamo afgano” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Populus alba) Árbol de la familia de las salicáceas, caducifolio, corpulento, de forma redondeada y rápido crecimiento, de hasta 30 m de altura. El envés de sus hojas tiene una capa densa de pelos...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | álamo afgano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈalamo afˈɣ̞ano] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “álamo afgano” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for álamo afgano is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈalamo afˈɣ̞ano]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Populus alba) Árbol de la familia de las salicáceas, caducifolio, corpulento, de forma redondeada y rápido crecimiento, de hasta 30 m de altura. El envés de sus hojas tiene una capa densa de pelos...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for álamo afgano, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is álamo afgano, spelled Á-L-A-M-O- -A-F-G-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1(Populus alba) Árbol de la familia de las salicáceas, caducifolio, corpulento, de forma redondeada y rápido crecimiento, de hasta 30 m de altura. El envés de sus hojas tiene una capa densa de pelos afieltrados de color blanquecino, de donde toma su nombre de álamo blanco.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “álamo afgano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Á-L-A-M-O- -A-F-G-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈalamo afˈɣ̞ano] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.