Alda
[ˈal̪d̪a]
The verdict
“Alda” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,108 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,108
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apellido.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Alda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈal̪d̪a] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #65,108 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Alda” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Alda is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,108 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈal̪d̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".
Alda doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Alda, spelled A-L-D-A.
Definition
- 1Apellido.
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 “Alda”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.