alimañas

[aliˈmaɲas]

/[aliˈmaɲas]/ noun

The verdict

“alimañas” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #48,791. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,791
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-alimanas · alimañas · Spanish

alimañas · rank #48,791 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,791
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alcalina

Nearest frequency peer: alcalina (-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 “alimañas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alimañas” 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).

alimañas vs alumnas
63% similar
alimañas vs almenas
63% similar
alimañas vs animadas
75% similar

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

Key facts for alimañas
PropertyValue
Headwordalimañas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aliˈmaɲas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,791
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alimañas”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).alimañascae 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 “alcalina” (#48,790), “alió” (#48,792), “albergó” (#48,789). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alimañas” va en #48,791. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around alimañas (IPA [aliˈmaɲas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,791 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de alimaña.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for alimañas, with forms such as "ailmañas", "aliamñas", and "alimaañs". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "alumnas", "almenas", "animadas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is alimañas, spelled A-L-I-M-A-Ñ-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de alimaña.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ailmañas
  • aliamñas
  • alimaañs
  • alimañass
  • alimañsa
  • alimmañas
  • alimñaas
  • allimañas
  • almiañas
  • laimañas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alimañas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ailmañas2aliamñas2alimaañs2alimañass1alimañsa2alimmañas1alimñaas2allimañas1
Edit distance from "alimañas"

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 "alimañas"?
"alimañas" is spelled A-L-I-M-A-Ñ-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aliˈmaɲas].
What does "alimañas" mean?
As a noun, "alimañas" means: Forma del plural de alimaña.
What words are commonly confused with "alimañas"?
"alimañas" is commonly confused with "alumnas", "almenas", "animadas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alimañas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alimañas" is [aliˈmaɲas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alimañas" come from?
"alimañas" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list