alarde
[aˈlaɾð̞e]
The verdict
“alarde” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #27,470 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #27,470
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - La acción y efecto de ostentar o presumir algo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alarde |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈlaɾð̞e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #27,470 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alarde” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alarde is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈlaɾð̞e]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,470 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for alarde, with forms such as "aalrde", "aladre", and "alardde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "arde", "añade", "alude", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is alarde, spelled A-L-A-R-D-E.
Definition
- 1La acción y efecto de ostentar o presumir algo.
- 2Inspección que realiza un superior
- 3Marcha en orden y formación en especial si es militar
- 4Disposición de soldados y sus armas para su inspección o exhibición
- 5Documento que contiene la lista de soldados presentes en un evento.
- 6Lista de asuntos que no se han resuelto y que se elabora cuando un juez o el presidente de un tribunal dejan su posición.
- 7Proceso de reconocimiento que hace una abeja al entrar o salir de su colmena
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aalrde,aladre,alardde,alared,alarrde,allarde,alrade,laarde
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alarde - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “alarde”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-A-R-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈlaɾð̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “arde” - see the side-by-side comparison. alarde vs arde
- 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.