alcance

[alˈkãnse]

/[alˈkãnse]/ noun

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The verdict

“alcance” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,064. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,064
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La acción y efecto de alcanzar al que se sigue.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alcance · alcance · Spanish

alcance · rank #2,064 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,064
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH actuar

Nearest frequency peer: actuar (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “alcance”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “alcance” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

alcance vs avance
71% similar
alcance vs alcanza
71% similar
alcance vs alcanzó
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for alcance
PropertyValue
Headwordalcance
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈkãnse]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,064
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alcance”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.alcancecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “actuar” (#2,063), “anual” (#2,065), “you” (#2,062). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alcance” va en #2,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around alcance (IPA [alˈkãnse]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,064 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for alcance, with forms such as "aclance", "alacnce", and "alcacne". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "avance", "alcanza", "alcanzó", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is alcance, spelled A-L-C-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    La acción y efecto de alcanzar al que se sigue.
  2. 2
    La distancia a que llega el brazo por su natural disposición, o por el diferente movimiento o postura del cuerpo.
  3. 3
    La distancia a donde llega el tiro de las armas de fuego y arrojadizas.
  4. 4
    La distancia a donde alcanza un arma blanca.
  5. 5
    En las cuentas diferencia del cargo a la data.
  6. 6
    Capacidad, talento.
  7. 7
    Contusión con herida o sin ella, que se hace alguna caballería en los talones o en los pulpejos de las extremidades anteriores con la herradura de uno de sus miembros abdominales, o que la recibe de otra que va detrás de ella o a su lado.
  8. 8
    Correo extraordinario que sale para alcanzar al ordinario.
  9. 9
    En los periódicos, noticia importante recibida a última hora.
  10. 10
    Tratándose de obras del espíritu humano, trascendencia, resultado, consecuencia.

Synonyms

déficitalcanzadura

This word in other languages

Reichweite(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclance
  • alacnce
  • alcacne
  • alcancce
  • alcanec
  • alcannce
  • alcanse
  • alccance
  • alcnace
  • allcance
  • lacance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alcance - 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.

aclance2alacnce2alcacne2alcancce1alcanec2alcannce1alcanse1alccance1
Edit distance from "alcance"

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 "alcance"?
"alcance" is spelled A-L-C-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈkãnse].
What does "alcance" mean?
As a noun, "alcance" means: La acción y efecto de alcanzar al que se sigue.
What words are commonly confused with "alcance"?
"alcance" is commonly confused with "avance", "alcanza", "alcanzó". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alcance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alcance" is [alˈkãnse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alcance" come from?
"alcance" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list