alemán

[aleˈmãn]

/[aleˈmãn]/ adj

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The verdict

“alemán” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,373. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,373
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Originario, relativo a, o propio de Alemania.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aleman · alemán · Spanish

alemán · rank #2,373 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,373
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH agricultura

Nearest frequency peer: agricultura (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “alemán”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “alemán” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

alemán vs alma
50% similar
alemán vs almas
50% similar
alemán vs aleta
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for alemán
PropertyValue
Headwordalemán
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aleˈmãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,373
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alemán”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).alemáncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “agricultura” (#2,372), “alternativa” (#2,374), “amplio” (#2,375). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alemán” va en #2,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around alemán (IPA [aleˈmãn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,373 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Originario, relativo a, o propio de Alemania.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for alemán, with forms such as "aelmán", "alemmán", and "alemná". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "alma", "almas", "aleta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is alemán, spelled A-L-E-M-Á-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Originario, relativo a, o propio de Alemania.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how alemán appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un romero alemán albergó en casa de Gil Buhón, et estando ý çinco días, et diol' un preçincto a goardar a su muger sin cadenado.

Synonyms

germanotedescoteutón

This word in other languages

German(English)allemand(Français)deutsch(Deutsch)alemão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aelmán
  • alemmán
  • alemná
  • alemánn
  • aleámn
  • allemán
  • almeán
  • laemán

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alemán - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aelmán2alemmán1alemná2alemánn1aleámn2allemán1almeán2laemán2
Edit distance from "alemán"

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 "alemán"?
"alemán" is spelled A-L-E-M-Á-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aleˈmãn].
What does "alemán" mean?
As an adjective, "alemán" means: Originario, relativo a, o propio de Alemania.
What words are commonly confused with "alemán"?
"alemán" is commonly confused with "alma", "almas", "aleta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alemán"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alemán" is [aleˈmãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alemán" come from?
"alemán" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alemán", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

amplio#2,375viajes#2,370salido#2,368podían#2,361

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Bajos8 variantspierde8 variantsmaduro8 variantsorgullo8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list