alcayata
[alkaˈʝat̪a]
The verdict
“alcayata” 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Clavo con ángulo recto que sirve para colgar cuadros y otros objetos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alcayata |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alkaˈʝat̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alcayata” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alcayata is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alkaˈʝat̪a]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for alcayata, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is alcayata, spelled A-L-C-A-Y-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1Clavo con ángulo recto que sirve para colgar cuadros y otros objetos.
- 2Gancho metálico afincado en un muro para colgar una hamaca.
- 3Pieza metálica para mantener abiertos los postigos de las ventanas.
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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 “alcayata”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-C-A-Y-A-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alkaˈʝat̪a] (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.