alumbrar

[alũmˈbɾaɾ]

/[alũmˈbɾaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“alumbrar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,354 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,354
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Llenar de luz y claridad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alumbrar · alumbrar · Spanish

alumbrar · rank #51,354 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,354
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aludió

Nearest frequency peer: aludió (-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 “alumbrar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alumbrar
PropertyValue
Headwordalumbrar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[alũmˈbɾaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,354
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alumbrar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.alumbrarcae 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: “aludió” (#51,353), “amaneceres” (#51,355), “alucinar” (#51,352). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alumbrar” va en #51,354. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alumbrar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,354 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [alũmˈbɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

alumbrar has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is alumbrar, spelled A-L-U-M-B-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llenar de luz y claridad.
  2. 2
    Poner luz o luces en algún lugar.
  3. 3
    Acompañar con luz a alguien.
  4. 4
    Asistir con luz en algún acto religioso, entierro, etc.
  5. 5
    Dar vista al ciego.
  6. 6
    Registrar, descubrir las aguas subterráneas y sacarlas a la superficie.
  7. 7
    Ilustrar, enseñar y dar a conocer con claridad a alguien lo que ignoraba, dudaba o no alcanzaba.
  8. 8
    Conceder feliz parto.
  9. 9
    Maltratar con golpes a una persona.
  10. 10
    Desahogar, desembarazar la vid o cepa de la tierra que se le había arrimado para abrigarla, a fin de, pasada la vendimia, puede introducirse el agua en ella.
  11. 11
    Parir la mujer.

Synonyms

parir

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 "alumbrar"?
"alumbrar" is spelled A-L-U-M-B-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [alũmˈbɾaɾ].
What does "alumbrar" mean?
As a verb, "alumbrar" means: Llenar de luz y claridad.
How do you pronounce "alumbrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alumbrar" is [alũmˈbɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alumbrar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alucinar#51,352Alphonse#51,351amparada#51,358alcazaba#51,346

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list