alicaído

[alikaˈið̞o]

/[alikaˈið̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“alicaído” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que tiene sus alas en posición caída.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alicaido · alicaído · Spanish

alicaído · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for alicaído
PropertyValue
Headwordalicaído
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[alikaˈið̞o]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alicaído” en español

alicaídoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alicaído is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [alikaˈið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for alicaído in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is alicaído, spelled A-L-I-C-A-Í-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene sus alas en posición caída.
  2. 2
    Falto de energía, fuerza, ánimo u otros recursos.
  3. 3
    Dicho de una persona: Que ha decaído de las riquezas, poder, altura y estado floreciente en que antes se hallaba.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alicaído"?
"alicaído" is spelled A-L-I-C-A-Í-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [alikaˈið̞o].
What does "alicaído" mean?
As an adjective, "alicaído" means: Que tiene sus alas en posición caída.
How do you pronounce "alicaído"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alicaído" is [alikaˈið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alicaído" come from?
"alicaído" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list