alcance
[alˈkãnse]
The verdict
“alcance” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,064 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,064
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - La acción y efecto de alcanzar al que se sigue.
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 | alcance |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈkãnse] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,064 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alcance” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alcance is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alˈkãnse]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,064 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1La acción y efecto de alcanzar al que se sigue.
- 2La distancia a que llega el brazo por su natural disposición, o por el diferente movimiento o postura del cuerpo.
- 3La distancia a donde llega el tiro de las armas de fuego y arrojadizas.
- 4La distancia a donde alcanza un arma blanca.
- 5En las cuentas diferencia del cargo a la data.
- 6Capacidad, talento.
- 7Contusión 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.
- 8Correo extraordinario que sale para alcanzar al ordinario.
- 9En los periódicos, noticia importante recibida a última hora.
- 10Tratándose de obras del espíritu humano, trascendencia, resultado, consecuencia.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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 “alcance”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-C-A-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈkãnse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “avance” - see the side-by-side comparison. alcance vs avance
- 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.