alero

/[aˈleɾo]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,871

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

alero is aSpanishnoun. It means: Parte inferior del tejado de un edificio, que sale fuera de la pared y sirve para apartar de ella el agua de lluvia. Pronounced [aˈleɾo]. Often confused with aro and algo.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alero is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈleɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,871 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for alero, with forms such as "aelro", "aleor", and "alerro". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aro", "algo", "alto", 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 alero, spelled A-L-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aelro,aleor,alerro,allero,alreo,laero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alero

Misspelling Variants of "alero"

aelro5aleor5alerro6allero6alreo5laero5
Misspelling Variants of "alero"

Frequency rank: #34,871 in Spanish

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 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.