alertar
[aleɾˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“alertar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,229. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,229
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar la alerta. Avisar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-alertar · alertar · Spanish
alertar · rank #28,229 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #28,229
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH alegoría
Nearest frequency peer: alegoría (-2 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 “alertar”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- alcanzaría
alcanzaría
71,776 corpus weight
- Alcaraz
Alcaraz
71,775 corpus weight
- alegoría
alegoría
71,774 corpus weight
- alertar
alertar
71,772 corpus weight
- amanece
amanece
71,770 corpus weight
- ameno
ameno
71,769 corpus weight
What this shows “alertar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alertar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aleɾˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #28,229 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alertar”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around alertar (IPA [aleɾˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,229 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dar la alerta. Avisar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for alertar, with forms such as "aelrtar", "aleratr", and "alerrtar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "altar", "aleta", "aletas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 alertar, spelled A-L-E-R-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dar la alerta. Avisar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alertar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Su esposa lo persuadió para que arrestara a cinco miembros de la Cámara de los Comunes que eran los líderes de la facción de anti-Estuardo bajo el cargo de alta traición, pero, cuando el rey había tomado su decisión, ella incurrió en el error de informar a un amigo que a su vez alertó al Parlamento.
En junio de 2005 se alertó por la ONU de un riesgo potencial de hambruna para algo más de 3,5 millones de nigerianos en el segundo semestre del año.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aelrtar
- aleratr
- alerrtar
- alertarr
- alertra
- alerttar
- allertar
- alretar
- laertar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alertar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).