alfombra
Spanish, noun
alfombra is spelled A-L-F-O-M-B-R-A (8 letters) and appears 7.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,486th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alfombra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “carpet, rug (covering for a floor)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of alfombrar. With an accent, alfombrá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of alfombrar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pieza de tejido con que se cubren los suelos para decoración, abrigo y protección”.
What does alfombra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecarpet, rug (covering for a floor)
alfombra roja
- 2
femininemat
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of alfombrar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pieza de tejido con que se cubren los suelos para decoración, abrigo y protección. 2. Por extensión, cualquier cubierta que tapiza el suelo.
noun: 1. Alfombrilla ('enfermedad').
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 alfombra
- alfombras plural
- alhombra alternative Early Modern
- alombra alternative Early Modern
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to alfombra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alfombra in Spanish?
alfombra appears 7.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).