alarido
[alaˈɾið̞o]
The verdict
“alarido” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,445 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,445
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grito quejumbroso que se emite por algún dolor, pena, conflicto o alegría repentina.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alarido |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alaˈɾið̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #85,445 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alarido” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
alarido is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,445 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alaˈɾið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for alarido, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is alarido, spelled A-L-A-R-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1Grito quejumbroso que se emite por algún dolor, pena, conflicto o alegría repentina.
- 2En sentido figurado, grito vigoroso y fuerte.
- 3Grito de guerra empleado por la tropa al entrar en combate.
This word in other languages
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 “alarido”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-A-R-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alaˈɾið̞o] (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
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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.