alpargata
[alpaɾˈɣ̞at̪a]
The verdict
“alpargata” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,524 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,524
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...
Corpus desk
Index ES-alpargata · alpargata · Spanish
alpargata · rank #89,524 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,524
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH alternaba
Nearest frequency peer: alternaba (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “alpargata”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- aliena
aliena
10,480 corpus weight
- alpargata
alpargata
10,477 corpus weight
- alternaba
alternaba
10,476 corpus weight
- alternaban
alternaban
10,475 corpus weight
- alumbrados
alumbrados
10,473 corpus weight
- amanecía
amanecía
10,471 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alpargata” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “alpargata” en español
Rare enough to double-check
alpargata is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,524 among 7,704 “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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