alfiler de criandera
[alfiˈleɾ ð̞e kɾjãn̪ˈd̪eɾa]
The verdict
“alfiler de criandera” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alfiler curvado y cerrado sobre sí mismo de modo que solo se abre presionándolo en el lugar adecuado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alfiler de criandera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [alfiˈleɾ ð̞e kɾjãn̪ˈd̪eɾa] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alfiler de criandera” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alfiler de criandera is 20 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alfiˈleɾ ð̞e kɾjãn̪ˈd̪eɾa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Alfiler curvado y cerrado sobre sí mismo de modo que solo se abre presionándolo en el lugar adecuado.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for alfiler de criandera, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is alfiler de criandera, spelled A-L-F-I-L-E-R- -D-E- -C-R-I-A-N-D-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Alfiler curvado y cerrado sobre sí mismo de modo que solo se abre presionándolo en el lugar adecuado.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “alfiler de criandera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-F-I-L-E-R- -D-E- -C-R-I-A-N-D-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alfiˈleɾ ð̞e kɾjãn̪ˈd̪eɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.