alquimia

/[alˈkimja]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,472

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

alquimia is aSpanishnoun. It 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 (... Pronounced [alˈkimja]. Often confused with alquimista and alquila.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of alquimia in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alquimia is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alˈkimja]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,472 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for alquimia, with forms such as "allquimia", "alqiumia", and "alqquimia". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "alquimista", "alquila", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is alquimia, spelled A-L-Q-U-I-M-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: allquimia,alqiumia,alqquimia,alquiima,alquimai,alquimmia,alqumiia,aluqimia,aqluimia,laquimia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alquimia

Misspelling Variants of "alquimia"

allquimia9alqiumia8alqquimia9alquiima8alquimai8alquimmia9alqumiia8aluqimia8
Misspelling Variants of "alquimia"

Frequency rank: #29,472 in Spanish

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.