alhaja
[alˈaxa]
The verdict
“alhaja” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objeto de ornato hecho de uno o más metales preciosos o gemas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alhaja |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈaxa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alhaja” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alhaja is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alˈaxa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for alhaja in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is alhaja, spelled A-L-H-A-J-A.
Definition
- 1Objeto de ornato hecho de uno o más metales preciosos o gemas.
- 2Por extensión, mueble u objeto decorativo ricamente ornado.
- 3Más generalmente, cosa cualquiera de mucho valor.
- 4Persona o animal muy apreciado debido a sus excelentes cualidades.
- 5Por extensión, cosa cualquiera muy útil o apreciable.
- 6Conjunto de bienes que alguien posee, en especial los líquidos.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “alhaja”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-H-A-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈaxa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.