alfombra
[alˈfõmbɾa]
The verdict
“alfombra” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,463 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,463
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pieza de tejido con que se cubren los suelos para decoración, abrigo y protección.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alfombra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈfõmbɾa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,463 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alfombra” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alfombra is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alˈfõmbɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,463 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for alfombra, with forms such as "aflombra", "alffombra", and "alfmobra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "asombra", "alumbra", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 alfombra, spelled A-L-F-O-M-B-R-A.
Definition
- 1Pieza de tejido con que se cubren los suelos para decoración, abrigo y protección.
- 2Por extensión, cualquier cubierta que tapiza el suelo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aflombra,alffombra,alfmobra,alfobmra,alfombar,alfombbra,alfombrra,alfommbra,alfomrba,alfomvra,allfombra,alofmbra,lafombra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alfombra - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “alfombra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-F-O-M-B-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈfõmbɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “asombra” - see the side-by-side comparison. alfombra vs asombra
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.