alcándara
[alˈkãn̪d̪aɾa]
The verdict
“alcándara” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vara donde se ponían los halcones u otras aves de cetrería.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alcándara |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈkãn̪d̪aɾa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alcándara” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alcándara is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alˈkãn̪d̪aɾa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
alcándara has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is alcándara, spelled A-L-C-Á-N-D-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1Vara donde se ponían los halcones u otras aves de cetrería.
- 2Vara donde se colgaban las prendas de vestir.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “alcándara”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-C-Á-N-D-A-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈkãn̪d̪aɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.