alpinista

[alpiˈnist̪a]

/[alpiˈnist̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“alpinista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,972 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,972
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que se dedica profesionalmente o por afición a escalar montañas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alpinista · alpinista · Spanish

alpinista · rank #69,972 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,972
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alquilaron

Nearest frequency peer: alquilaron (+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 “alpinista”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alpinista” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alpinista
PropertyValue
Headwordalpinista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alpiˈnist̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,972
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alpinista” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).alpinistacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “alquilaron” (#69,973), “Aliste” (#69,970), “altivo” (#69,975). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alpinista” va en #69,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alpinista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,972 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alpiˈnist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona que se dedica profesionalmente o por afición a escalar montañas.".

alpinista has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is alpinista, spelled A-L-P-I-N-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que se dedica profesionalmente o por afición a escalar montañas.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alpinista"?
"alpinista" is spelled A-L-P-I-N-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alpiˈnist̪a].
What does "alpinista" mean?
As a noun, "alpinista" means: Persona que se dedica profesionalmente o por afición a escalar montañas.
How do you pronounce "alpinista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alpinista" is [alpiˈnist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alpinista" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alpinista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list