alpiste
[alˈpist̪e]
The verdict
“alpiste” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,267 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,267
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Medicago sativa) Planta herbácea de la familia de las leguminosas, cultivada para usarla como forraje.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alpiste |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈpist̪e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #68,267 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alpiste” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
alpiste is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,267 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈpist̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for alpiste in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is alpiste, spelled A-L-P-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1(Medicago sativa) Planta herbácea de la familia de las leguminosas, cultivada para usarla como forraje.
- 2Semilla del alpiste.
- 3Alcohol.
- 4Comida, víveres.
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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Using “alpiste”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-P-I-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈpist̪e] (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
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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.