alófono
[aˈlofono]
The verdict
“alófono” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de la persona que habla una lengua diferente a la nuestra.
Corpus desk
Index ES-alofono · alófono · Spanish
alófono · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | alófono |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aˈlofono] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “alófono” en español
Rare enough to double-check
alófono is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aˈlofono]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.