alpinista

[alpiˈnist̪a]

/[alpiˈnist̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“alpinista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,972 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,972
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que se dedica profesionalmente o por afición a escalar montañas.

Key facts for alpinista
PropertyValue
Headwordalpinista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alpiˈnist̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,972
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “alpinista” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). alpinista lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alpinista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,972 among 120,137 “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

mountaineer(English)

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?
"alpinista" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “alpinista”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-P-I-N-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [alpiˈnist̪a] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list