alcaraván
[alkaɾaˈβ̞ãn]
The verdict
“alcaraván” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Burhinus oedicnemus) Ave zancuda, de unos sesenta centímetros de altura, de cuello muy largo y cola pequeña, tarsos amarillos, vientre blanco, alas blancas y negras, y lo demás del cuerpo rojizo, ...
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Index ES-alcaravan · alcaraván · Spanish
alcaraván · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alcaraván |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alkaɾaˈβ̞ãn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “alcaraván” en español
Rare enough to double-check
alcaraván is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [alkaɾaˈβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Burhinus oedicnemus) Ave zancuda, de unos sesenta centímetros de altura, de cuello muy largo y cola pequeña, tarsos amarillos, vientre blanco, alas blancas y negras, y lo demás del cuerpo rojizo, ...".
Zero misspellings are on record for alcaraván in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is alcaraván, spelled A-L-C-A-R-A-V-Á-N.
Definition
- 1(Burhinus oedicnemus) Ave zancuda, de unos sesenta centímetros de altura, de cuello muy largo y cola pequeña, tarsos amarillos, vientre blanco, alas blancas y negras, y lo demás del cuerpo rojizo, menos la cabeza que es de color negro verdoso.
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.