alquimia

[alˈkimja]

/[alˈkimja]/ noun

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The verdict

“alquimia” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,472. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,472
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Antigua práctica protocientífica y disciplina filosófica que combina elementos de la química, la física, la medicina, la astrología y otros, popularmente citada como búsqueda de transformar plomo (...

Corpus desk

Index ES-alquimia · alquimia · Spanish

alquimia · rank #29,472 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,472
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aliviado

Nearest frequency peer: aliviado (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “alquimia”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “alquimia” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

alquimia vs alquimista
80% similar
alquimia vs alquila
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for alquimia
PropertyValue
Headwordalquimia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈkimja]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,472
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alquimia”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.alquimiacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aliviado” (#29,471), “alteran” (#29,473), “alineado” (#29,470). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alquimia” va en #29,472. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around alquimia (IPA [alˈkimja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,472 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for alquimia, with forms such as "allquimia", "alqiumia", and "alqquimia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "alquimista", "alquila", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is alquimia, spelled A-L-Q-U-I-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Antigua práctica protocientífica y disciplina filosófica que combina elementos de la química, la física, la medicina, la astrología y otros, popularmente citada como búsqueda de transformar plomo (u otros elementos) en oro o lograr la panacea universal. Es la precursora de la química.
  2. 2
    Transformación maravillosa e increíble.
  3. 3
    Latón.

This word in other languages

alchemy(English)alchimie(Français)Alchemie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • allquimia
  • alqiumia
  • alqquimia
  • alquiima
  • alquimai
  • alquimmia
  • alqumiia
  • aluqimia
  • aqluimia
  • laquimia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alquimia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

allquimia1alqiumia2alqquimia1alquiima2alquimai2alquimmia1alqumiia2aluqimia2
Edit distance from "alquimia"

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 "alquimia"?
"alquimia" is spelled A-L-Q-U-I-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈkimja].
What does "alquimia" mean?
As a noun, "alquimia" means: Antigua práctica protocientífica y disciplina filosófica que combina elementos de la química, la física, la medicina, la astrología y otros, popularmente citada como búsqueda de transformar plomo (...
What words are commonly confused with "alquimia"?
"alquimia" is commonly confused with "alquimista", "alquila". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alquimia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alquimia" is [alˈkimja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alquimia" come from?
"alquimia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aliviado#29,471alineado#29,470amarrado#29,476agrandar#29,464

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

anorexia10 variantsapretón10 variantsacierta10 variantsarrestan10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list