alarife
Spanish, noun/alaˈɾife/
alarife is spelled A-L-A-R-I-F-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 129,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alarife is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “architect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Arquitecto o maestro mayor de obras”.
What does alarife mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinearchitect
- 2
femininemasculineforeman
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arquitecto o maestro mayor de obras. 2. Asistente en trabajos de topografía. 3. Persona lista.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alarife
- alarifes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alarife?
- /alaˈɾife/
- [a.laˈɾi.fe]
- [alaˈɾife]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is alarife in Spanish?
alarife appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).