alforja

[alˈfoɾxa]

/[alˈfoɾxa]/ noun

The verdict

“alforja” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,657 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,657
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bolsa o talego que se lleva a lomos de una cabalgadura o sobre una motocicleta, normalmente formada por dos estuches que cuelgan uno a cada lado, unidos por correas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alforja · alforja · Spanish

alforja · rank #81,657 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,657
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alegrarán

Nearest frequency peer: alegrarán (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “alforja”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alforja” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alforja
PropertyValue
Headwordalforja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈfoɾxa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,657
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alforja” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.alforjacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “alegrarán” (#81,655), “Alatorre” (#81,654), “alojando” (#81,660). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alforja” va en #81,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alforja is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,657 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈfoɾxa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for alforja, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is alforja, spelled A-L-F-O-R-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bolsa o talego que se lleva a lomos de una cabalgadura o sobre una motocicleta, normalmente formada por dos estuches que cuelgan uno a cada lado, unidos por correas.
  2. 2
    Provisión de los comestibles y enseres necesarios para el camino.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, provisión de cualquier cosa útil y provechosa.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alforja"?
"alforja" is spelled A-L-F-O-R-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈfoɾxa].
What does "alforja" mean?
As a noun, "alforja" means: Bolsa o talego que se lleva a lomos de una cabalgadura o sobre una motocicleta, normalmente formada por dos estuches que cuelgan uno a cada lado, unidos por correas.
How do you pronounce "alforja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alforja" is [alˈfoɾxa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alforja" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alforja", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list