alpargata
[alpaɾˈɣ̞at̪a]
The verdict
“alpargata” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,524 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,524
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tipo de calzado ligero con capellada de tela o soga y suela de esparto, cáñamo, pabilo, alguna otra fibra natural, cuero o caucho, asegurado al pie por simple ajuste o con cintas (filadiz), sin ama...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alpargata |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alpaɾˈɣ̞at̪a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #89,524 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alpargata” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
alpargata is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,524 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alpaɾˈɣ̞at̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for alpargata in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is alpargata, spelled A-L-P-A-R-G-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1Tipo de calzado ligero con capellada de tela o soga y suela de esparto, cáñamo, pabilo, alguna otra fibra natural, cuero o caucho, asegurado al pie por simple ajuste o con cintas (filadiz), sin amarrar a la pierna.
- 2Tipo de sandalia de cuña con tiras.
- 3Cosa, persona o animal de poca importancia o valor.
- 4(Doydixodon laevifrons) Pez marino con dientes acucharados y color grisáceo.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-P-A-R-G-A-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alpaɾˈɣ̞at̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.