alrededor de
[alreð̞eˈð̞oɾ ð̞e]
The verdict
“alrededor de” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Referido a las horas del día da a entender un intervalo de tiempo aproximado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alrededor de |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [alreð̞eˈð̞oɾ ð̞e] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alrededor de” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alrededor de is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alreð̞eˈð̞oɾ ð̞e]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for alrededor de in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is alrededor de, spelled A-L-R-E-D-E-D-O-R- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Referido a las horas del día da a entender un intervalo de tiempo aproximado.
- 2Referido a una cantidad muestra un valor parecido.
- 3Referido a un lugar, objeto o persona, que está en la zona circundante a él.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “alrededor de”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-R-E-D-E-D-O-R- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alreð̞eˈð̞oɾ ð̞e] (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
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.