alían

[aˈliãn]

/[aˈliãn]/ verb

The verdict

“alían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,110 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,110
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aliar o de aliarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alian · alían · Spanish

alían · rank #75,110 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,110
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alzará

Nearest frequency peer: alzará (-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 “alían”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alían” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alían
PropertyValue
Headwordalían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈliãn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,110
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alían” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.alíancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “alzará” (#75,109), “ambient” (#75,111), “Ammán” (#75,112). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alían” va en #75,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,110 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aˈliãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aliar o de aliarse.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for alían in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is alían, spelled A-L-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aliar o de aliarse.

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 "alían"?
"alían" is spelled A-L-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈliãn].
What does "alían" mean?
As a verb, "alían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aliar o de aliarse.
How do you pronounce "alían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alían" is [aˈliãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alían" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list