alfa
Spanish, noun/ˈalfa/
alfa is spelled A-L-F-A (4 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,230th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alfa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “alpha; the Greek letter Α, α” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Primera letra del alfabeto griego, a la que le correponde la letra a en el alfabeto latino”.
What does alfa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealpha; the Greek letter Α, α
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Primera letra del alfabeto griego, a la que le correponde la letra a en el alfabeto latino.
noun: 1. Macho alfa. 2. Hombre asertivo, dominante, atractivo y usualmente exitoso y con espíritu de liderazgo.
adjective: 1. Que exhibe o presenta características propias del macho alfa o hembra alfa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alfa
- alfas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alfa?
- /ˈalfa/
- [ˈal.fa]
- [ˈalfa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alfa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alfa in Spanish?
alfa appears 8.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).