alertar

[aleɾˈt̪aɾ]

/[aleɾˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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

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.

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).

alertar vs altar
71% similar
alertar vs aleta
71% similar
alertar vs aletas
71% similar

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

Key facts for alertar
PropertyValue
Headwordalertar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aleɾˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,229
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alertar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).alertarcae 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 “alegoría” (#28,227), “amanece” (#28,231), “Alcaraz” (#28,226). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alertar” va en #28,229. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Dar la alerta. Avisar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

aelrtar2aleratr2alerrtar1alertarr1alertra2alerttar1allertar1alretar2
Edit distance from "alertar"

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 "alertar"?
"alertar" is spelled A-L-E-R-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aleɾˈt̪aɾ].
What does "alertar" mean?
As a verb, "alertar" means: Dar la alerta. Avisar.
What words are commonly confused with "alertar"?
"alertar" is commonly confused with "altar", "aleta", "aletas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alertar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alertar" is [aleɾˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alertar" come from?
"alertar" 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 "alertar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list