almadraba
[almaˈð̞ɾaβ̞a]
The verdict
“almadraba” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pesca de atunes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | almadraba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [almaˈð̞ɾaβ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “almadraba” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
almadraba is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [almaˈð̞ɾaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for almadraba, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 almadraba, spelled A-L-M-A-D-R-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Pesca de atunes.
- 2Red o cerco de redes donde se pescan atunes.
- 3Por extensión, lugar donde se pescan atunes.
- 4Tejar₁.
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.
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Using “almadraba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-M-A-D-R-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [almaˈð̞ɾaβ̞a] (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.