altares

[al̪ˈt̪aɾes]

/[al̪ˈt̪aɾes]/ noun

The verdict

“altares” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,566. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,566
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de altar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-altares · altares · Spanish

altares · rank #20,566 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,566
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alojar

Nearest frequency peer: alojar (-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 “altares”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “altares” 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).

altares vs altas
71% similar
altares vs autores
71% similar
altares vs alturas
71% similar

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

Key facts for altares
PropertyValue
Headwordaltares
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[al̪ˈt̪aɾes]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,566
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “altares”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).altarescae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “alojar” (#20,565), “Amalia” (#20,567), “Almendras” (#20,564). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “altares” va en #20,566. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around altares (IPA [al̪ˈt̪aɾes]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,566 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de altar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for altares, with forms such as "alatres", "alltares", and "altaers". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "altas", "autores", "alturas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is altares, spelled A-L-T-A-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de altar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alatres
  • alltares
  • altaers
  • altaress
  • altarres
  • altarse
  • altraes
  • alttares
  • atlares
  • latares

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of altares - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alatres2alltares1altaers2altaress1altarres1altarse2altraes2alttares1
Edit distance from "altares"

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 "altares"?
"altares" is spelled A-L-T-A-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [al̪ˈt̪aɾes].
What does "altares" mean?
As a noun, "altares" means: Forma del plural de altar.
What words are commonly confused with "altares"?
"altares" is commonly confused with "altas", "autores", "alturas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "altares"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "altares" is [al̪ˈt̪aɾes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "altares" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list