alanina
[alaˈnina]
The verdict
“alanina” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Un aminoácido no esencial que forma parte de la composición de las proteínas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alanina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alaˈnina] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alanina” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alanina is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alaˈnina]. 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: "Un aminoácido no esencial que forma parte de la composición de las proteínas.".
Zero misspellings are on record for alanina in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is alanina, spelled A-L-A-N-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Un aminoácido no esencial que forma parte de la composición de las proteínas.
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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 “alanina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-A-N-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alaˈnina] (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.