aljibe
[alˈxiβ̞e]
The verdict
“aljibe” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #56,791 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #56,791
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Excavación profunda para la extracción de agua, en especial potable
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aljibe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈxiβ̞e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #56,791 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aljibe” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for aljibe is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alˈxiβ̞e]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,791 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for aljibe in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is aljibe, spelled A-L-J-I-B-E.
Definition
- 1Excavación profunda para la extracción de agua, en especial potable
- 2Depósito subterráneo de aguas
- 3Vehículo destinado al transporte de líquidos
- 4Recipiente para el almacenaje de agua
- 5Recinto subterráneo para la custodia de prisioneros
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “aljibe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-J-I-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈxiβ̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.