alcor
[alˈkoɾ]
The verdict
“alcor” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,223 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,223
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Elevación orográfica del terreno inferior a una montaña.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alcor |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈkoɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #74,223 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alcor” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
alcor is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,223 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈkoɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Elevación orográfica del terreno inferior a una montaña.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for alcor, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 alcor, spelled A-L-C-O-R.
Definition
- 1Elevación orográfica del terreno inferior a una montaña.
This word in other languages
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 "alcor"?
What does "alcor" mean?
How do you pronounce "alcor"?
What language does "alcor" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “alcor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-C-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈkoɾ] (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
Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank
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.