alguna

[alˈɣ̞una]

/[alˈɣ̞una]/ adj

The verdict

“alguna” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#254
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de alguno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alguna · alguna · Spanish

alguna · rank #254 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #254
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH agua

Nearest frequency peer: agua (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “alguna”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “alguna” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

alguna vs Alina
50% similar
alguna vs alguno
83% similar
alguna vs altura
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for alguna
PropertyValue
Headwordalguna
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[alˈɣ̞una]
Letters6
Frequency rank#254
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alguna”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).algunacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “agua” (#253), “equipo” (#255), “guerra” (#256). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alguna” va en #254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around alguna (IPA [alˈɣ̞una]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #254 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino de alguno.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for alguna, with forms such as "agluna", "algguna", and "algnua". 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 also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Alina", "alguno", "altura", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 alguna, spelled A-L-G-U-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de alguno.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agluna
  • algguna
  • algnua
  • alguan
  • algunna
  • allguna
  • alugna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alguna - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

agluna2algguna1algnua2alguan2algunna1allguna1alugna2
Edit distance from "alguna"

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 "alguna"?
"alguna" is spelled A-L-G-U-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈɣ̞una].
What does "alguna" mean?
As an adjective, "alguna" means: Forma del femenino de alguno.
What words are commonly confused with "alguna"?
"alguna" is commonly confused with "Alina", "alguno", "altura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alguna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alguna" is [alˈɣ̞una]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alguna" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list