albor

[alˈβ̞oɾ]

/[alˈβ̞oɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“albor” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,596 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,596
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tono luminoso, brillante e incoloro, dado por reflejar por completo la luz

Corpus desk

Index ES-albor · albor · Spanish

albor · rank #82,596 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,596
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aleccionador

Nearest frequency peer: aleccionador (+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 “albor”

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 “albor” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for albor
PropertyValue
Headwordalbor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈβ̞oɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,596
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “albor” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).alborcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “aleccionador” (#82,597), “alabamos” (#82,594), “ajustador” (#82,593). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “albor” va en #82,596. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

albor is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,596 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈβ̞oɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for albor, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is albor, spelled A-L-B-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tono luminoso, brillante e incoloro, dado por reflejar por completo la luz
  2. 2
    Primera luz del amanecer
  3. 3
    Por extensión, etapa inicial de algún proceso o desarrollo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how albor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «A prisa cantan los gallos y quieren quebrar albores (…)».

Synonyms

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 "albor"?
"albor" is spelled A-L-B-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈβ̞oɾ].
What does "albor" mean?
As a noun, "albor" means: Tono luminoso, brillante e incoloro, dado por reflejar por completo la luz
How do you pronounce "albor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "albor" is [alˈβ̞oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "albor" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list