alimento

[aliˈmẽn̪t̪o]

/[aliˈmẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“alimento” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,066. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,066
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sustancia normalmente comida o bebida por los seres vivos. Es la principal fuente de energía y nutrición de animales y, generalmente, es de origen animal o vegetal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alimento · alimento · Spanish

alimento · rank #5,066 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,066
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alan

Nearest frequency peer: Alan (-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 “alimento”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alimento” 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).

alimento vs aumento
75% similar
alimento vs asiento
75% similar
alimento vs alimentos
89% similar

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

Key facts for alimento
PropertyValue
Headwordalimento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aliˈmẽn̪t̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,066
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alimento”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).alimentocae 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 “Alan” (#5,065), “alumno” (#5,067), “agencias” (#5,064). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alimento” va en #5,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around alimento (IPA [aliˈmẽn̪t̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,066 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for alimento, with forms such as "ailmento", "aliemnto", and "alimennto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "aumento", "asiento", "alimentos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 alimento, spelled A-L-I-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sustancia normalmente comida o bebida por los seres vivos. Es la principal fuente de energía y nutrición de animales y, generalmente, es de origen animal o vegetal.
  2. 2
    Asistencia económica que por ley debe dar el marido a su esposa separada e hijos.
  3. 3
    Lo que nutre una actividad o un ente inmaterial.
  4. 4
    Cualquier cosa cuyo consumo permite algún tipo de actividad o funcionamiento.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Las artes son el alimento del alma.
  2. La curiosidad es el alimento de la ciencia.

Synonyms

comidaalimentaciónsustentopancomestible

This word in other languages

food(English)aliment(Français)Nahrungsmittel(Deutsch)alimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ailmento
  • aliemnto
  • alimennto
  • alimenot
  • alimentto
  • alimetno
  • alimmento
  • alimneto
  • allimento
  • almiento
  • laimento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ailmento2aliemnto2alimennto1alimenot2alimentto1alimetno2alimmento1alimneto2
Edit distance from "alimento"

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 "alimento"?
"alimento" is spelled A-L-I-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aliˈmẽn̪t̪o].
What does "alimento" mean?
As a noun, "alimento" means: Sustancia normalmente comida o bebida por los seres vivos. Es la principal fuente de energía y nutrición de animales y, generalmente, es de origen animal o vegetal.
What words are commonly confused with "alimento"?
"alimento" is commonly confused with "aumento", "asiento", "alimentos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alimento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alimento" is [aliˈmẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alimento" come from?
"alimento" 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 "alimento", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

agencias#5,064asientos#5,072vestidos#5,059ayudando#5,074

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

aprobar11 variantsabsurdo11 variantsascenso11 variantscatálogo11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list