alcaide
[alˈkajð̞e]
The verdict
“alcaide” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #23,655 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,655
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Funcionario designado por el rey para la defensa de una fortaleza durante el Medioevo.
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 | alcaide |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈkajð̞e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #23,655 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alcaide” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alcaide is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alˈkajð̞e]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,655 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 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for alcaide, with forms such as "aclaide", "alacide", and "alcadie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "arcade", "alcalde", "alcance", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is alcaide, spelled A-L-C-A-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Funcionario designado por el rey para la defensa de una fortaleza durante el Medioevo.
- 2Posteriormente, funcionario a cargo de la administración de una posesión real.
- 3Modernamente, funcionario a cargo de la administración de una cárcel.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aclaide,alacide,alcadie,alcaidde,alcaied,alccaide,alciade,allcaide,lacaide
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alcaide - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “alcaide”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-C-A-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈkajð̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “arcade” - see the side-by-side comparison. alcaide vs arcade
- 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.