alienar

[aljeˈnaɾ]

/[aljeˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“alienar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,605 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,605
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Producir un cambio mental.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alienar · alienar · Spanish

alienar · rank #82,605 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,605
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alicate

Nearest frequency peer: alicate (-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 “alienar”

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 “alienar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alienar
PropertyValue
Headwordalienar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aljeˈnaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,605
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alienar” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “alicate” (#82,604), “alimaña” (#82,606), “algebraicas” (#82,603). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alienar” va en #82,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alienar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,605 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aljeˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

alienar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is alienar, spelled A-L-I-E-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Producir un cambio mental.
  2. 2
    Limitar o condicionar la personalidad.
  3. 3
    Evitar un acercamiento.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how alienar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La reconstrucción de la Unión fue un gran peso sobre la mente presidencial. Él estaba decidido a tomar un curso que no alienaría permanentemente a los antiguos estados Confederados.
  2. Su rigidez alienó a sectores no particularmente comprometidos con una ideología afín a la revolución, y fue causa de muchos se mostrasen descontentos.

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); 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 "alienar"?
"alienar" is spelled A-L-I-E-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aljeˈnaɾ].
What does "alienar" mean?
As a verb, "alienar" means: Producir un cambio mental.
How do you pronounce "alienar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alienar" is [aljeˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alienar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list