alcornoque
[alkoɾˈnoke]
The verdict
“alcornoque” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,224 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,224
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Quercus suber) Árbol de clima mediterráneo con una gruesa corteza de la que se obtiene el corcho.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alcornoque |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alkoɾˈnoke] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #74,224 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alcornoque” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
alcornoque is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,224 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alkoɾˈnoke]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for alcornoque, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is alcornoque, spelled A-L-C-O-R-N-O-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1(Quercus suber) Árbol de clima mediterráneo con una gruesa corteza de la que se obtiene el corcho.
- 2Persona ignorante y zafia.
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.
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Using “alcornoque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-C-O-R-N-O-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alkoɾˈnoke] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.