alero

[aˈleɾo]

/[aˈleɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“alero” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #34,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,871
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte inferior del tejado de un edificio, que sale fuera de la pared y sirve para apartar de ella el agua de lluvia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alero · alero · Spanish

alero · rank #34,871 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,871
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ahogados

Nearest frequency peer: ahogados (-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 “alero”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alero” 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).

alero vs aro
60% similar
alero vs algo
60% similar
alero vs alto
60% similar

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

Key facts for alero
PropertyValue
Headwordalero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈleɾo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,871
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alero”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).alerocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ahogados” (#34,870), “alga” (#34,872), “agreguen” (#34,869). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alero” va en #34,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around alero (IPA [aˈleɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,871 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for alero, with forms such as "aelro", "aleor", and "alerro". 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, "aro", "algo", "alto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is alero, spelled A-L-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte inferior del tejado de un edificio, que sale fuera de la pared y sirve para apartar de ella el agua de lluvia.
  2. 2
    Cada una de las alas o piezas sujetas a los costados de la caja de algunos carruajes, que sirven para preservar de las salpicaduras de lodo a los que van dentro.
  3. 3
    En la caza de perdices con lazo o con buitrón, cada uno de los atajos o paredillas que se forman a uno y otro lado para que estas aves vayan encallejonadas hacia la red.
  4. 4
    El jugador que juega por las laterales.
  5. 5
    Amigote.
  6. 6
    Amigo íntimo.

Synonyms

guardabarrosamigachoamigote

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aelro
  • aleor
  • alerro
  • allero
  • alreo
  • laero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alero - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aelro2aleor2alerro1allero1alreo2laero2
Edit distance from "alero"

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 "alero"?
"alero" is spelled A-L-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈleɾo].
What does "alero" mean?
As a noun, "alero" means: Parte inferior del tejado de un edificio, que sale fuera de la pared y sirve para apartar de ella el agua de lluvia.
What words are commonly confused with "alero"?
"alero" is commonly confused with "aro", "algo", "alto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alero" is [aˈleɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alero" come from?
"alero" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zafar#34,851viese#34,839verja#34,836brain#34,913

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

arruga6 variantsyard6 variantsbona6 variantschollo6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list