alimentan

/[aliˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,969

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

alimentan is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alimentar. Pronounced [aliˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]. Often confused with alimento and aumentan.

Key facts for alimentan
PropertyValue
Headwordalimentan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aliˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,969
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of alimentan in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alimentan is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aliˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,969 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alimentar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for alimentan, with forms such as "ailmentan", "aliemntan", and "alimenatn". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "alimento", "aumentan", "asientan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is alimentan, spelled A-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ailmentan,aliemntan,alimenatn,alimenntan,alimentann,alimentna,alimenttan,alimetnan,alimmentan,alimnetan,allimentan,almientan,laimentan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alimentan

Misspelling Variants of "alimentan"

ailmentan9aliemntan9alimenatn9alimenntan10alimentann10alimentna9alimenttan10alimetnan9
Misspelling Variants of "alimentan"

Frequency rank: #12,969 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alimentan"?
"alimentan" is spelled A-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aliˈmẽn̪t̪ãn].
What does "alimentan" mean?
As a verb, "alimentan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alimentar.
What words are commonly confused with "alimentan"?
"alimentan" is commonly confused with "alimento", "aumentan", "asientan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alimentan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alimentan" is [aliˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alimentan" come from?
"alimentan" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.