algarrobo

/[alɣ̞aˈroβ̞o]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,367

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

algarrobo is aSpanishnoun. It means: (Ceratonia siliqua) Árbol perenne, de la familia de las fabáceas, nativo de la región mediterránea y cultivado desde la antigüedad por sus semillas comestibles Pronounced [alɣ̞aˈroβ̞o].

Key facts for algarrobo
PropertyValue
Headwordalgarrobo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alɣ̞aˈroβ̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#43,367
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for algarrobo is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alɣ̞aˈroβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,367 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for algarrobo, with forms such as "aglarrobo", "alagrrobo", and "algarobo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 algarrobo, spelled A-L-G-A-R-R-O-B-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Ceratonia siliqua) Árbol perenne, de la familia de las fabáceas, nativo de la región mediterránea y cultivado desde la antigüedad por sus semillas comestibles
  2. 2
    (Prosopis spp.) Cualquiera de unas 45 especies de árboles y arbustos de la familia de las fabáceas, naturales de las zonas tropicales de América, Asia y África, de madera muy dura y semillas comestibles, que los nativos empleaban para la producción de alcohol por su elevado contenido en azúcar
  3. 3
    (Hymenaea courbaril) Árbol perenne, de la familia de las fabáceas, de gran tamaño y madera dura, apreciada en ebanistería
  4. 4
    (Albizia saman) Árbol perenne, de la familia de las fabáceas, de gran tamaño y amplia copa, cultivado como ornamental y para emplear como forraje sus semillas

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aglarrobo,alagrrobo,algarobo,algarorbo,algarrboo,algarrobbo,algarroob,algarrovo,alggarrobo,algrarobo,allgarrobo,lagarrobo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for algarrobo

Misspelling Variants of "algarrobo"

aglarrobo9alagrrobo9algarobo8algarorbo9algarrboo9algarrobbo10algarroob9algarrovo9
Misspelling Variants of "algarrobo"

Frequency rank: #43,367 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "algarrobo"?
"algarrobo" is spelled A-L-G-A-R-R-O-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [alɣ̞aˈroβ̞o].
What does "algarrobo" mean?
As a noun, "algarrobo" means: (Ceratonia siliqua) Árbol perenne, de la familia de las fabáceas, nativo de la región mediterránea y cultivado desde la antigüedad por sus semillas comestibles
What are common misspellings of "algarrobo"?
Common misspellings include "aglarrobo", "alagrrobo", "algarobo", "algarorbo", "algarrboo". The correct spelling is "algarrobo".
How do you pronounce "algarrobo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "algarrobo" is [alɣ̞aˈroβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "algarrobo" come from?
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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.