albatros

[alˈβ̞at̪ɾos]

/[alˈβ̞at̪ɾos]/ noun

The verdict

“albatros” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,345 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,345
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Diomedeidae) Familia de aves marinas,de la cual se reconocen 22 especies diferentes de grandes dimensiones del orden de los Procellariiformes. Se pueden encontrar principalmente cerca de la costa ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-albatros · albatros · Spanish

albatros · rank #51,345 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,345
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alcazaba

Nearest frequency peer: alcazaba (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “albatros”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “albatros” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for albatros
PropertyValue
Headwordalbatros
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈβ̞at̪ɾos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,345
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “albatros” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.albatroscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “alcazaba” (#51,346), “ahogue” (#51,343), “alegorías” (#51,347). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “albatros” va en #51,345. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

albatros is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,345 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈβ̞at̪ɾos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Diomedeidae) Familia de aves marinas,de la cual se reconocen 22 especies diferentes de grandes dimensiones del orden de los Procellariiformes. Se pueden encontrar principalmente cerca de la costa ...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for albatros, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is albatros, spelled A-L-B-A-T-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Diomedeidae) Familia de aves marinas,de la cual se reconocen 22 especies diferentes de grandes dimensiones del orden de los Procellariiformes. Se pueden encontrar principalmente cerca de la costa antártica, en el Atlántico Sur y en el océano Pacífico.^([definición imprecisa])

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "albatros"?
"albatros" is spelled A-L-B-A-T-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈβ̞at̪ɾos].
What does "albatros" mean?
As a noun, "albatros" means: (Diomedeidae) Familia de aves marinas,de la cual se reconocen 22 especies diferentes de grandes dimensiones del orden de los Procellariiformes. Se pueden encontrar principalmente cerca de la costa ...
How do you pronounce "albatros"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "albatros" is [alˈβ̞at̪ɾos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "albatros" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "albatros", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list