alférez

/[alˈfeɾes]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,024

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

alférez is aSpanishnoun. It means: Grado militar inferior del cuerpo de oficiales, inmediatamente debajo del grado de teniente y encima del de subteniente. Pronounced [alˈfeɾes]. Often confused with Alfred and Álvarez.

Key facts for alférez
PropertyValue
Headwordalférez
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈfeɾes]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,024
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alférez is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alˈfeɾes]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,024 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for alférez, with forms such as "aflérez", "alfférez", and "alfréez". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Alfred", "Álvarez", 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 alférez, spelled A-L-F-É-R-E-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grado militar inferior del cuerpo de oficiales, inmediatamente debajo del grado de teniente y encima del de subteniente.
  2. 2
    Oficial que lleva la bandera, en los cuerpos de infantería, o el estandarte, en la caballería.
  3. 3
    En fiestas religiosas de los países andinos, persona que tiene el honor de llevar el estandarte, por haber sufragado los gastos de la ceremonia.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aflérez,alfférez,alfréez,alféerz,alférezz,alférrez,alférze,allférez,aléfrez,laférez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alférez

Misspelling Variants of "alférez"

aflérez7alfférez8alfréez7alféerz7alférezz8alférrez8alférze7allférez8
Misspelling Variants of "alférez"

Frequency rank: #19,024 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alférez"?
"alférez" is spelled A-L-F-É-R-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈfeɾes].
What does "alférez" mean?
As a noun, "alférez" means: Grado militar inferior del cuerpo de oficiales, inmediatamente debajo del grado de teniente y encima del de subteniente.
What words are commonly confused with "alférez"?
"alférez" is commonly confused with "Alfred", "Álvarez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alférez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alférez" is [alˈfeɾes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alférez" come from?
"alférez" 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.