alfombra

/[alˈfõmbɾa]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,463

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

alfombra is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pieza de tejido con que se cubren los suelos para decoración, abrigo y protección. Pronounced [alˈfõmbɾa]. It ranks #8,463 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with asombra and alumbra.

Key facts for alfombra
PropertyValue
Headwordalfombra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈfõmbɾa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,463
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of alfombra in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alfombra is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for alfombra, with forms such as "aflombra", "alffombra", and "alfmobra". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "asombra", "alumbra", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is alfombra, spelled A-L-F-O-M-B-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza de tejido con que se cubren los suelos para decoración, abrigo y protección.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, cualquier cubierta que tapiza el suelo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aflombra,alffombra,alfmobra,alfobmra,alfombar,alfombbra,alfombrra,alfommbra,alfomrba,alfomvra,allfombra,alofmbra,lafombra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alfombra

Misspelling Variants of "alfombra"

aflombra8alffombra9alfmobra8alfobmra8alfombar8alfombbra9alfombrra9alfommbra9
Misspelling Variants of "alfombra"

Frequency rank: #8,463 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alfombra"?
"alfombra" is spelled A-L-F-O-M-B-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈfõmbɾa].
What does "alfombra" mean?
As a noun, "alfombra" means: Pieza de tejido con que se cubren los suelos para decoración, abrigo y protección.
What words are commonly confused with "alfombra"?
"alfombra" is commonly confused with "asombra", "alumbra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alfombra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alfombra" is [alˈfõmbɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alfombra" come from?
"alfombra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.