alarmada

[alaɾˈmað̞a]

/[alaɾˈmað̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“alarmada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,446 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,446
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de alarmado, participio de alarmar o de alarmarse.

Key facts for alarmada
PropertyValue
Headwordalarmada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[alaɾˈmað̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,446
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “alarmada” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). alarmada lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alarmada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,446 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [alaɾˈmað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de alarmado, participio de alarmar o de alarmarse.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for alarmada in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is alarmada, spelled A-L-A-R-M-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de alarmado, participio de alarmar o de alarmarse.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alarmada"?
"alarmada" is spelled A-L-A-R-M-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alaɾˈmað̞a].
What does "alarmada" mean?
As a participle, "alarmada" means: Forma del femenino de alarmado, participio de alarmar o de alarmarse.
How do you pronounce "alarmada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alarmada" is [alaɾˈmað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alarmada" come from?
"alarmada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “alarmada”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-A-R-M-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [alaɾˈmað̞a] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list