albada

[alˈβ̞að̞a]

/[alˈβ̞að̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“albada” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Composición poética o musical para ser cantada por las mañanas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-albada · albada · Spanish

albada · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for albada
PropertyValue
Headwordalbada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈβ̞að̞a]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “albada” en español

albadaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

albada is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈβ̞að̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Composición poética o musical para ser cantada por las mañanas.".

No misspelling variants are generated for albada in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is albada, spelled A-L-B-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Composición poética o musical para ser cantada por las mañanas.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "albada"?
"albada" is spelled A-L-B-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈβ̞að̞a].
What does "albada" mean?
As a noun, "albada" means: Composición poética o musical para ser cantada por las mañanas.
How do you pronounce "albada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "albada" is [alˈβ̞að̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "albada" come from?
"albada" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list