alcoba

[alˈkoβ̞a]

/[alˈkoβ̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“alcoba” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #34,430. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,430
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Habitación o pieza de una vivienda u hotel, destinada para dormir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alcoba · alcoba · Spanish

alcoba · rank #34,430 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,430
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH albanés

Nearest frequency peer: albanés (-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 “alcoba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alcoba” 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).

alcoba vs aloja
67% similar
alcoba vs Alcorta
57% similar
alcoba vs alba
67% similar

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

Key facts for alcoba
PropertyValue
Headwordalcoba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈkoβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,430
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alcoba”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).alcobacae 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 “albanés” (#34,429), “aleluya” (#34,431), “aislante” (#34,428). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alcoba” va en #34,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around alcoba (IPA [alˈkoβ̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,430 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for alcoba, with forms such as "acloba", "alcboa", and "alccoba". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "aloja", "Alcorta", "alba", and more, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is alcoba, spelled A-L-C-O-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Habitación o pieza de una vivienda u hotel, destinada para dormir.
  2. 2
    Compartimiento para dormir en un tren u otro vehículo de pasajeros.
  3. 3
    Parte de la balanza y de la romana en que entra la aguja o fiel cuando se pone vertical al haber igualdad o equilibrio en los pesos comparados.
  4. 4
    Lugar público donde se hallaba la balanza o peso para uso colectivo.
  5. 5
    Red de pesca, de gran longitud, compuesta de una bolsa o copo y dos tiras para recuperar la red desde tierra por medio de largos cabos o cuerdas.
  6. 6
    Tertulia o coloquio (reunión para conversar y recrearse) que se hacía periódicamente en el palacio de los virreyes de México.

Synonyms

aposentocuartodormitoriohabitaciónpiezarecámaraalcobillacajajábega

This word in other languages

bedroom(English)chambre(Français)Schlafzimmer(Deutsch)alcova(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acloba
  • alcboa
  • alccoba
  • alcoab
  • alcobba
  • alcova
  • allcoba
  • alocba
  • lacoba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alcoba - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acloba2alcboa2alccoba1alcoab2alcobba1alcova1allcoba1alocba2
Edit distance from "alcoba"

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 "alcoba"?
"alcoba" is spelled A-L-C-O-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈkoβ̞a].
What does "alcoba" mean?
As a noun, "alcoba" means: Habitación o pieza de una vivienda u hotel, destinada para dormir.
What words are commonly confused with "alcoba"?
"alcoba" is commonly confused with "aloja", "Alcorta", "alba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alcoba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alcoba" is [alˈkoβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alcoba" come from?
"alcoba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acecha#34,415boreal#34,464butaca#34,466toxina#34,379

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

aleluya9 variantsahogada9 variantsagudeza9 variantsTenorio9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list