aljébana
[alˈxeβ̞ana]
The verdict
“aljébana” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vasija o recipiente de gran diámetro y escasa profundidad, que se emplea, generalmente, para lavarse la cara o las manos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aljébana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈxeβ̞ana] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aljébana” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for aljébana is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alˈxeβ̞ana]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Vasija o recipiente de gran diámetro y escasa profundidad, que se emplea, generalmente, para lavarse la cara o las manos.".
No misspelling variants are generated for aljébana in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is aljébana, spelled A-L-J-É-B-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1Vasija o recipiente de gran diámetro y escasa profundidad, que se emplea, generalmente, para lavarse la cara o las manos.
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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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-J-É-B-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈxeβ̞ana] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.