alternada

[al̪t̪eɾˈnað̞a]

/[al̪t̪eɾˈnað̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“alternada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,608 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,608
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de alternado, participio de alternar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alternada · alternada · Spanish

alternada · rank #83,608 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,608
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alquilas

Nearest frequency peer: alquilas (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “alternada”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alternada” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alternada
PropertyValue
Headwordalternada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[al̪t̪eɾˈnað̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,608
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alternada” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).alternadacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “alquilas” (#83,607), “aludidas” (#83,609), “almorranas” (#83,606). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alternada” va en #83,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alternada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,608 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [al̪t̪eɾˈnað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de alternado, participio de alternar.".

alternada doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is alternada, spelled A-L-T-E-R-N-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de alternado, participio de alternar.

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 "alternada"?
"alternada" is spelled A-L-T-E-R-N-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [al̪t̪eɾˈnað̞a].
What does "alternada" mean?
As a participle, "alternada" means: Forma del femenino de alternado, participio de alternar.
How do you pronounce "alternada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alternada" is [al̪t̪eɾˈnað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list