aliño

[aˈliɲo]

/[aˈliɲo]/ noun

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The verdict

“aliño” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,096 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,096
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de aliñar o aliñarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alino · aliño · Spanish

aliño · rank #69,096 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,096
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alternado

Nearest frequency peer: alternado (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “aliño”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “aliño” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aliño
PropertyValue
Headwordaliño
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈliɲo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,096
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “aliño” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).aliñocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “alternado” (#69,097), “amanecerá” (#69,098), “Aldao” (#69,093). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aliño” va en #69,096. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aliño is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,096 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈliɲo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for aliño in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is aliño, spelled A-L-I-Ñ-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de aliñar o aliñarse.
  2. 2
    Elemento o conjunto de elementos con que se aliña o adereza algo o a alguien.
  3. 3
    Preparación o disposición para ejecutar una acción.
  4. 4
    Ingrediente que sirve para dar sabor o sazón a una comida o bebida.
  5. 5
    Plato resultante de aplicar el aliño₄ a determinados ingredientes.
  6. 6
    Orden pulcro y cuidado en la apariencia de algo o alguien.
  7. 7
    Acción de poner al toro en la posición deseada para ser ejecutado con la espada.
  8. 8
    Conjunto de implementos para un tipo de acción o uso determinado, especialmente agrícola.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Aliño de patatas; aliño de pimientos.

Synonyms

aderezocondimentoespeciafaena de aliño

This word in other languages

condiment(English)alinho(Português)

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 "aliño"?
"aliño" is spelled A-L-I-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈliɲo].
What does "aliño" mean?
As a noun, "aliño" means: Acción o efecto de aliñar o aliñarse.
How do you pronounce "aliño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aliño" is [aˈliɲo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aldao#69,093ardan#69,118yarda#69,048braza#69,173

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list