alfiz
Spanish, noun/alˈfiθ/
alfiz is spelled A-L-F-I-Z (5 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish, the 191,875th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alfiz is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “alfiz” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Término que se emplea para designar un recuadro formado por dos molduras verticales y una horizontal que…”.
What does alfiz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealfiz
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Término que se emplea para designar un recuadro formado por dos molduras verticales y una horizontal que envuelven el arco. Las molduras verticales pueden arrancar de la imposta o de más abajo, incluso del suelo. El espacio que se encuentra entre el arco y el alfiz toma los nombres de albanega, enjuta y arrabá.
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 alfiz
- alfices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alfiz?
- /alˈfiθ/
- [alˈfiθ]
- /alˈfis/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is alfiz in Spanish?
alfiz appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).