álef
[ˈalef]
The verdict
“álef” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera letra del alfabeto hebreo, א.
Corpus desk
Index ES-alef · álef · Spanish
álef · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Á" 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 | álef |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈalef] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “álef” en español
Rare enough to double-check
álef is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈalef]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for álef in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 álef, spelled Á-L-E-F.
Definition
- 1Primera letra del alfabeto hebreo, א.
- 2Primera letra del alfabeto fenicio.
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.