alocar
[aloˈkaɾ]
The verdict
“alocar” 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) - Volverse loco.
Corpus desk
Index ES-alocar · alocar · Spanish
alocar · 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 | alocar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aloˈkaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “alocar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
alocar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aloˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Volverse loco.".
alocar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is alocar, spelled A-L-O-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1Volverse loco.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alocar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rector de los capítulos del cielo, de la mosca ardiente, de la calma manual que hay en los asnos; rector de honda ignorancia, un mal alumno leyendo va en tu naipe, en tu hojarasca, el hambre de razón que le enloquece y la sed de demencia que le aloca.
—¡El Flaco, no! —dijo Antero—. Tu mamá irá a buscarte al Colegio y se alocará si no te encuentra. Anda a tu casa. ¡Corre! La plaza está hirviendo de mujeres rabiosas. Te pueden atropellar. ¡Te pueden matar! ¡Anda!
Synonyms
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.