alcanzan
[alˈkãnsãn]
The verdict
“alcanzan” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,214. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,214
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alcanzar o de alcanzarse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-alcanzan · alcanzan · Spanish
alcanzan · rank #8,214 · 12 variants · 17 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,214
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH ajedrez
Nearest frequency peer: ajedrez (-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 “alcanzan”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- acusados
acusados
91,790 corpus weight
- adolescencia
adolescencia
91,789 corpus weight
- ajedrez
ajedrez
91,788 corpus weight
- alcanzan
alcanzan
91,787 corpus weight
- alfa
alfa
91,786 corpus weight
- aplausos
aplausos
91,785 corpus weight
What this shows “alcanzan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | alcanzan |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [alˈkãnsãn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,214 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alcanzan”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around alcanzan (IPA [alˈkãnsãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,214 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alcanzar o de alcanzarse.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for alcanzan, with forms such as "aclanzan", "alacnzan", and "alcanazn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "alianza", "alcanzó", "alcázar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is alcanzan, spelled A-L-C-A-N-Z-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alcanzar o de alcanzarse.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aclanzan
- alacnzan
- alcanazn
- alcannzan
- alcanzann
- alcanzna
- alcanzzan
- alcaznan
- alccanzan
- alcnazan
- allcanzan
- lacanzan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alcanzan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "alcanzan"?
What does "alcanzan" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "alcanzan"?
How do you pronounce "alcanzan"?
What language does "alcanzan" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alcanzan", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).