alumno

[aˈlũmno]

/[aˈlũmno]/ noun

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The verdict

“alumno” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,067. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,067
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Respecto de la persona que le enseña, discípulo o aprendiz.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alumno · alumno · Spanish

alumno · rank #5,067 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,067
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alimento

Nearest frequency peer: alimento (-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 “alumno”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alumno” 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).

alumno vs asumo
67% similar
alumno vs ayuno
67% similar
alumno vs asumió
50% similar

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

Key facts for alumno
PropertyValue
Headwordalumno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈlũmno]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,067
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alumno”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.alumnocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “alimento” (#5,066), “anuales” (#5,068), “Alan” (#5,065). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alumno” va en #5,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around alumno (IPA [aˈlũmno]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,067 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for alumno, with forms such as "allumno", "almuno", and "alummno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "asumo", "ayuno", "asumió", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is alumno, spelled A-L-U-M-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Respecto de la persona que le enseña, discípulo o aprendiz.
  2. 2
    Respecto al lugar donde aprende, persona que asiste a una escuela, colegio, centro o universidad.
  3. 3
    Persona que estudia una materia, ciencia o disciplina.
  4. 4
    Respecto de la persona que lo educó, persona criada o educada desde su niñez por alguien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how alumno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El profesor Rodríguez tiene buenos alumnos.
  2. Él es alumno de la Universidad Nacional.

Synonyms

pupiloestudiantepupiloestudiante

This word in other languages

pupil(English)élève(Français)Schüler(Deutsch)pupila(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • allumno
  • almuno
  • alummno
  • alumnno
  • alumon
  • alunmo
  • aulmno
  • laumno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alumno - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

allumno1almuno2alummno1alumnno1alumon2alunmo2aulmno2laumno2
Edit distance from "alumno"

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 "alumno"?
"alumno" is spelled A-L-U-M-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈlũmno].
What does "alumno" mean?
As a noun, "alumno" means: Respecto de la persona que le enseña, discípulo o aprendiz.
What words are commonly confused with "alumno"?
"alumno" is commonly confused with "asumo", "ayuno", "asumió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alumno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alumno" is [aˈlũmno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alumno" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adulto#5,062vuelos#5,060añadió#5,075brutal#5,076

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Suárez8 variantsrompió8 variantspasaje8 variantsoscura8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list