alófono
[aˈlofono]
The verdict
“alófono” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dice de la persona que habla una lengua diferente a la nuestra.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alófono |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aˈlofono] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alófono” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alófono is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈlofono]. 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: "Se dice de la persona que habla una lengua diferente a la nuestra.".
alófono has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is alófono, spelled A-L-Ó-F-O-N-O.
Definition
- 1Se dice de la persona que habla una lengua diferente a la nuestra.
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 “alófono”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-Ó-F-O-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈlofono] (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.