alcaldes
[alˈkal̪d̪es]
The verdict
“alcaldes” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,484. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,484
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de alcalde.
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 | alcaldes |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈkal̪d̪es] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,484 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alcaldes” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around alcaldes (IPA [alˈkal̪d̪es]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,484 among 120,137 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de alcalde.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for alcaldes, with forms such as "aclaldes", "alacldes", and "alcadles". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Alcides", "alcaldía", "alcaldesa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 alcaldes, spelled A-L-C-A-L-D-E-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de alcalde.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aclaldes,alacldes,alcadles,alcalddes,alcaldess,alcaldse,alcaleds,alcalldes,alccaldes,alclades,allcaldes,lacaldes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alcaldes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “alcaldes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-C-A-L-D-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈkal̪d̪es] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Alcides” - see the side-by-side comparison. alcaldes vs Alcides
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.