alrera

[alˈreɾa]

/[alˈreɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“alrera” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Berberis vulgaris) Arbusto espinoso de la familia de las Berberidáceas que llega a los tres metros de altura; hojas caducas, aovadas, de un verde intenso; flores amarillas; frutos pequeños de colo...

Key facts for alrera
PropertyValue
Headwordalrera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈreɾa]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “alrera” sits in Spanish frequency

alrera falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alrera is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alˈreɾa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Berberis vulgaris) Arbusto espinoso de la familia de las Berberidáceas que llega a los tres metros de altura; hojas caducas, aovadas, de un verde intenso; flores amarillas; frutos pequeños de colo...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for alrera in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is alrera, spelled A-L-R-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Berberis vulgaris) Arbusto espinoso de la familia de las Berberidáceas que llega a los tres metros de altura; hojas caducas, aovadas, de un verde intenso; flores amarillas; frutos pequeños de color violáceo. Es usado para preparar compotas, bebidas y vinos. Puede ser tóxico, y es usado en medicina natural como laxante, espasmolítico y antipirético. Su madera se usa en ebanistería.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alrera"?
"alrera" is spelled A-L-R-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈreɾa].
What does "alrera" mean?
As a noun, "alrera" means: (Berberis vulgaris) Arbusto espinoso de la familia de las Berberidáceas que llega a los tres metros de altura; hojas caducas, aovadas, de un verde intenso; flores amarillas; frutos pequeños de colo...
How do you pronounce "alrera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alrera" is [alˈreɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alrera" come from?
"alrera" 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 “alrera”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-R-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [alˈreɾa] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list