alimentar

[alimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

/[alimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“alimentar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,510. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,510
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar comida o alimentos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alimentar · alimentar · Spanish

alimentar · rank #7,510 · 13 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,510
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ahorros

Nearest frequency peer: ahorros (-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 “alimentar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alimentar” 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).

alimentar vs aumentar
78% similar
alimentar vs alimento
78% similar
alimentar vs alimentos
78% similar

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

Key facts for alimentar
PropertyValue
Headwordalimentar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[alimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,510
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alimentar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.alimentarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ahorros” (#7,509), “agarrar” (#7,508), “Arabia” (#7,512). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alimentar” va en #7,510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around alimentar (IPA [alimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,510 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for alimentar, with forms such as "ailmentar", "aliemntar", and "alimenatr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "aumentar", "alimento", "alimentos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is alimentar, spelled A-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dar comida o alimentos.
  2. 2
    Suministrar a algo o alguien lo necesario para su mantención y subsistencia.
  3. 3
    Alentar. Fomentar. Animar a seguir un camino u opción.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Juan alimentó a su perro con carne.
  2. Alimenté el fuego con leña.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ailmentar
  • aliemntar
  • alimenatr
  • alimenntar
  • alimentarr
  • alimentra
  • alimenttar
  • alimetnar
  • alimmentar
  • alimnetar
  • allimentar
  • almientar
  • laimentar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ailmentar2aliemntar2alimenatr2alimenntar1alimentarr1alimentra2alimenttar1alimetnar2
Edit distance from "alimentar"

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 "alimentar"?
"alimentar" is spelled A-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [alimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "alimentar" mean?
As a verb, "alimentar" means: Dar comida o alimentos.
What words are commonly confused with "alimentar"?
"alimentar" is commonly confused with "aumentar", "alimento", "alimentos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alimentar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alimentar" is [alimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alimentar" come from?
"alimentar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list