alborada
[alβ̞oˈɾað̞a]
The verdict
“alborada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,668 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,668
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera luz del día antes de salir el sol.
Corpus desk
Index ES-alborada · alborada · Spanish
alborada · rank #52,668 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,668
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH alargan
Nearest frequency peer: alargan (-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 “alborada”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- agárrate
agárrate
47,336 corpus weight
- alacrán
alacrán
47,335 corpus weight
- alargan
alargan
47,334 corpus weight
- alborada
alborada
47,333 corpus weight
- alcista
alcista
47,332 corpus weight
- Almeyda
Almeyda
47,331 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alborada” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alborada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alβ̞oˈɾað̞a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #52,668 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “alborada” en español
Rare enough to double-check
alborada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,668 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alβ̞oˈɾað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for alborada in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is alborada, spelled A-L-B-O-R-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Primera luz del día antes de salir el sol.
- 2Luz sonrosada que precede a la salida del sol.
- 3Claridad desde que raya el día hasta que sale el sol.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how alborada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En el cielo que ya aclara, sabrán como era mi frente. Me oyo reir poca gente, pero mi risa ignorada la hallarán en la alborada del dia que se presiente.
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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