alberca

/[alˈβ̞eɾka]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,686

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

alberca is aSpanishnoun. It means: 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. Pronounced [alˈβ̞eɾka]. Often confused with alerta and Albert.

Key facts for alberca
PropertyValue
Headwordalberca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈβ̞eɾka]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,686
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of alberca in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alberca is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for alberca, with forms such as "ablerca", "albberca", and "albecra". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "alerta", "Albert", "Altera", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is alberca, spelled A-L-B-E-R-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Estanques de gran tamaño, cuya función es recoger de diversas fuentes, para almacenarla y distribuirla en momentos de escasez.
  3. 3
    Estanque artificial en el cual las personas pueden nadar o realizar actividades acuáticas.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ablerca,albberca,albecra,alberac,albercca,alberrca,albreca,alebrca,allberca,alverca,laberca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alberca

Misspelling Variants of "alberca"

ablerca7albberca8albecra7alberac7albercca8alberrca8albreca7alebrca7
Misspelling Variants of "alberca"

Frequency rank: #26,686 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alberca"?
"alberca" is spelled A-L-B-E-R-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈβ̞eɾka].
What does "alberca" mean?
As a noun, "alberca" means: 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.
What words are commonly confused with "alberca"?
"alberca" is commonly confused with "alerta", "Albert", "Altera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alberca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alberca" is [alˈβ̞eɾka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alberca" come from?
"alberca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.