aliñar
[aliˈɲaɾ]
The verdict
“aliñar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poner adornos para embellecer o decorar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-alinar · aliñar · Spanish
aliñar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aliñar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aliˈɲaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “aliñar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
aliñar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aliˈɲaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aliñar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is aliñar, spelled A-L-I-Ñ-A-R.
Definition
- 1Poner adornos para embellecer o decorar.
- 2Añadir condimentos o especias para dar más sabor a una bebida o comida.
- 3Hacer los arreglos o preparativos necesarios en un espacio para un fin determinado.
- 4Componer una ensalada o una bebida, especialmente licores, con diversos ingredientes para darle un sabor diferente.
- 5Preparar al toro, de manera sobria, para un lance o posición.
- 6Ejercer autoridad para ordenar un territorio o grupo de personas.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.