alergia

/[aˈleɾxja]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,267

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

alergia is aSpanishnoun. It means: Reacción de defensa exagerada del organismo en contra de diversas sustancias extrañas a él (alérgenos) introducidas por inhalación, ingestion, inyección o contacto con la piel, aun en cantidades mí... Pronounced [aˈleɾxja]. Often confused with alerta and avería.

Key facts for alergia
PropertyValue
Headwordalergia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈleɾxja]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,267
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of alergia in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alergia is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈleɾxja]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,267 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for alergia, with forms such as "aelrgia", "alegria", and "alergai". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "alerta", "avería", "alexia", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is alergia, spelled A-L-E-R-G-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reacción de defensa exagerada del organismo en contra de diversas sustancias extrañas a él (alérgenos) introducidas por inhalación, ingestion, inyección o contacto con la piel, aun en cantidades mínimas, que pueden consistir en medicamentos (como la penicilina), alimentos (como el huevo), polen o algún producto químico. Esta reacción se manifiesta con síntomas respiratorios, cutáneos o nerviosos, y en casos extremos, puede ser mortal.
  2. 2
    Fuerte sentimiento de repugnancia, antipatía o rechazo en contra de una persona o algún asunto.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aelrgia,alegria,alergai,alerggia,aleriga,alerrgia,allergia,alregia,laergia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alergia

Misspelling Variants of "alergia"

aelrgia7alegria7alergai7alerggia8aleriga7alerrgia8allergia8alregia7
Misspelling Variants of "alergia"

Frequency rank: #15,267 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alergia"?
"alergia" is spelled A-L-E-R-G-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈleɾxja].
What does "alergia" mean?
As a noun, "alergia" means: Reacción de defensa exagerada del organismo en contra de diversas sustancias extrañas a él (alérgenos) introducidas por inhalación, ingestion, inyección o contacto con la piel, aun en cantidades mí...
What words are commonly confused with "alergia"?
"alergia" is commonly confused with "alerta", "avería", "alexia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alergia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alergia" is [aˈleɾxja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alergia" come from?
"alergia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.