alfarero
[alfaˈɾeɾo]
The verdict
“alfarero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,679 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,679
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona cuyo oficio es fabricar recipientes de barro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-alfarero · alfarero · Spanish
alfarero · rank #50,679 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,679
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH alfabetos
Nearest frequency peer: alfabetos (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “alfarero”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- albergado
albergado
49,324 corpus weight
- alfabetos
alfabetos
49,323 corpus weight
- alfarero
alfarero
49,322 corpus weight
- alistamiento
alistamiento
49,321 corpus weight
- alojarse
alojarse
49,319 corpus weight
- aludida
aludida
49,318 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alfarero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alfarero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alfaˈɾeɾo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #50,679 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “alfarero” en español
Rare enough to double-check
alfarero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,679 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alfaˈɾeɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona cuyo oficio es fabricar recipientes de barro.".
Zero misspellings are on record for alfarero in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is alfarero, spelled A-L-F-A-R-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Persona cuyo oficio es fabricar recipientes de barro.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alfarero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
llegué a dominar el oficio de alfarero y aprendí a usar un torno.
Y a sus pies de alfarera envejecida ellas enjugan en su pasta la pérdida del mundo.
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).