alternadas

[al̪t̪eɾˈnað̞as]

/[al̪t̪eɾˈnað̞as]/ participle

The verdict

“alternadas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,536 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,536
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-alternadas · alternadas · Spanish

alternadas · rank #84,536 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,536
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alucinógeno

Nearest frequency peer: alucinógeno (+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 “alternadas”

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 “alternadas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alternadas
PropertyValue
Headwordalternadas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[al̪t̪eɾˈnað̞as]
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alternadas” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).alternadascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “alucinógeno” (#84,537), “amaran” (#84,538), “Almaty” (#84,533). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alternadas” va en #84,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alternadas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,536 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [al̪t̪eɾˈnað̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de alternado, participio de alternar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for alternadas in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural 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 "alternadas"?
"alternadas" is spelled A-L-T-E-R-N-A-D-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [al̪t̪eɾˈnað̞as].
What does "alternadas" mean?
As a participle, "alternadas" means: Forma del femenino plural de alternado, participio de alternar.
How do you pronounce "alternadas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alternadas" is [al̪t̪eɾˈnað̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alternadas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list