alberca
[alˈβ̞eɾka]
The verdict
“alberca” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,686 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,686
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Es una construcción excavada en la tierra, fabricada a base de ladrillo, tapial o mampostería en forma de estanque para almacenar agua, usualmente para el riego.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alberca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈβ̞eɾka] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #26,686 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alberca” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alberca is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alˈβ̞eɾka]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,686 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for alberca, with forms such as "ablerca", "albberca", and "albecra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "alerta", "Albert", "Altera", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 alberca, spelled A-L-B-E-R-C-A.
Definition
- 1Es una construcción excavada en la tierra, fabricada a base de ladrillo, tapial o mampostería en forma de estanque para almacenar agua, usualmente para el riego.
- 2Estanques de gran tamaño, cuya función es recoger de diversas fuentes, para almacenarla y distribuirla en momentos de escasez.
- 3Estanque artificial en el cual las personas pueden nadar o realizar actividades acuáticas.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ablerca,albberca,albecra,alberac,albercca,alberrca,albreca,alebrca,allberca,alverca,laberca
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alberca - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “alberca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-B-E-R-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈβ̞eɾka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “alerta” - see the side-by-side comparison. alberca vs alerta
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.