alfoz
[alˈfos]
The verdict
“alfoz” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,464 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,464
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Población contigua a una mayor, barrio a las afueras de un poblado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-alfoz · alfoz · Spanish
alfoz · rank #87,464 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,464
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH alerces
Nearest frequency peer: alerces (-1 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 “alfoz”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- alborotar
alborotar
12,540 corpus weight
- alcornoques
alcornoques
12,539 corpus weight
- alerces
alerces
12,538 corpus weight
- alfoz
alfoz
12,537 corpus weight
- Algar
Algar
12,536 corpus weight
- alharaca
alharaca
12,535 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alfoz” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alfoz |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈfos] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #87,464 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “alfoz” en español
Rare enough to double-check
alfoz is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,464 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈfos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
alfoz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is alfoz, spelled A-L-F-O-Z.
Definition
- 1Población contigua a una mayor, barrio a las afueras de un poblado.
- 2Conjunto de pueblos y territorios alrededor de uno principal y del que normalmente dependen.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how alfoz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Según el sindicato agrario COAG, el alfoz de Burgos, en localidades como Buniel, Arcos de la Llana o Villariezo --sólo tres ejemplos-- el precio de la tierra es casi prohibitivo: se puede llegar a cobrar la hectárea a 10.000 euros.
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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