Algeciras
[alxeˈsiɾas]
The verdict
“Algeciras” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,566. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,566
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad en la provincia de Cádiz, Andalucía, España
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Algeciras |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [alxeˈsiɾas] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #22,566 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Algeciras” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Algeciras (IPA [alxeˈsiɾas]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #22,566 among 120,137 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ciudad en la provincia de Cádiz, Andalucía, España".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Algeciras, with forms such as "agleciras", "alegciras", and "algceiras". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Algeciras, spelled A-L-G-E-C-I-R-A-S.
Definition
- 1Ciudad en la provincia de Cádiz, Andalucía, España
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- agleciras
- alegciras
- algceiras
- algecciras
- algeciars
- algecirass
- algecirras
- algecirsa
- algecrias
- algeicras
- algesiras
- alggeciras
- allgeciras
- lageciras
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Algeciras - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Algeciras”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-G-E-C-I-R-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alxeˈsiɾas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.