alcantarilla

[alkãn̪t̪aˈɾiʝa]

/[alkãn̪t̪aˈɾiʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“alcantarilla” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,224
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conducto subterráneo construido para el desagüe del agua de lluvia y las aguas servidas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alcantarilla · alcantarilla · Spanish

alcantarilla · rank #28,224 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,224
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ahorcado

Nearest frequency peer: ahorcado (-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 “alcantarilla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alcantarilla” 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).

alcantarilla vs alcantarillas
92% similar
alcantarilla vs alcantarillado
86% similar

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

Key facts for alcantarilla
PropertyValue
Headwordalcantarilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alkãn̪t̪aˈɾiʝa]
Letters12
Frequency rank#28,224
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alcantarilla”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).alcantarillacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ahorcado” (#28,223), “alcanzaría” (#28,225), “ahogando” (#28,222). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alcantarilla” va en #28,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around alcantarilla (IPA [alkãn̪t̪aˈɾiʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,224 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for alcantarilla, with forms such as "aclantarilla", "alacntarilla", and "alcanatrilla". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "alcantarillas", "alcantarillado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 alcantarilla, spelled A-L-C-A-N-T-A-R-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conducto subterráneo construido para el desagüe del agua de lluvia y las aguas servidas.
  2. 2
    Punto de acceso a estos conductos desde la superficie.

Synonyms

cloaca

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclantarilla
  • alacntarilla
  • alcanatrilla
  • alcanntarilla
  • alcantairlla
  • alcantarila
  • alcantarilal
  • alcantarlila
  • alcantarrilla
  • alcantrailla
  • alcanttarilla
  • alcatnarilla
  • alccantarilla
  • alcnatarilla
  • allcantarilla
  • lacantarilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alcantarilla - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aclantarilla2alacntarilla2alcanatrilla2alcanntarilla1alcantairlla2alcantarila1alcantarilal2alcantarlila2
Edit distance from "alcantarilla"

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 "alcantarilla"?
"alcantarilla" is spelled A-L-C-A-N-T-A-R-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alkãn̪t̪aˈɾiʝa].
What does "alcantarilla" mean?
As a noun, "alcantarilla" means: Conducto subterráneo construido para el desagüe del agua de lluvia y las aguas servidas.
What words are commonly confused with "alcantarilla"?
"alcantarilla" is commonly confused with "alcantarillas", "alcantarillado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alcantarilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alcantarilla" is [alkãn̪t̪aˈɾiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alcantarilla" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trascendente#28,187subsiguiente#28,171significante#28,161secuestrador#28,155

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

acompañaban16 variantsbastidores16 variantsconstituían16 variantsreemplazada16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list