aldaba
[al̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]
The verdict
“aldaba” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pieza metálica que cuelga de las puertas para llamar golpeando con ella.
Corpus desk
Index ES-aldaba · aldaba · Spanish
aldaba · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aldaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [al̪ˈd̪aβ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “aldaba” en español
Rare enough to double-check
aldaba is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [al̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aldaba, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is aldaba, spelled A-L-D-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Pieza metálica que cuelga de las puertas para llamar golpeando con ella.
- 2Barreta de metal o travesaño de madera con que se aseguran, después de cerrados, los postigos o puertas.
- 3Pieza comúnmente de hierro y de varias hechuras, fija en la pared para atar de ella una caballería.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aldaba appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Golpeamos un buen rato con la aldaba en forma de puño de bronce, pero al parecer no había nadie adentro.
“¿Por qué cierras la puerta con tal furia?” “!Oh señor —dije yo— acuda aquí, que nos traen acá un muerto!” En este tiempo tenía ya yo echada la aldaba a la puerta y puesto el hombro en ella por más defensa.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.