alfiler
Spanish, noun/alfiˈleɾ/
alfiler is spelled A-L-F-I-L-E-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alfiler is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “pin (a needle without an eye used for fastening)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Clavo metálico muy fino, el cual se usa para prender o sujetar”.
What does alfiler mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepin (a needle without an eye used for fastening)
- 2
masculineclothespin, clothes peg
- 3
Spainmasculinebishop
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Clavo metálico muy fino, el cual se usa para prender o sujetar. 2. Árbol silvestre, leguminoso el cual alcanza hasta 6 metros de altura. Posee una madera compacta de color pardo amarillento, el cual se emplea en la construcción.^([cita requerida])
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 alfiler
- alfileres plural
- alfilel alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alfiler?
- /alfiˈleɾ/
- [al.fiˈleɾ]
- [alfiˈleɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alfiler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alfiler in Spanish?
alfiler appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).