alunizaje

[aluniˈsaxe]

/[aluniˈsaxe]/ noun

The verdict

“alunizaje” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,610 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,610
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de alunizar (aterrizar en la luna).

Corpus desk

Index ES-alunizaje · alunizaje · Spanish

alunizaje · rank #83,610 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,610
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aludidas

Nearest frequency peer: aludidas (-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 “alunizaje”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alunizaje
PropertyValue
Headwordalunizaje
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aluniˈsaxe]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,610
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alunizaje” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “aludidas” (#83,609), “alternada” (#83,608), “amenazadoras” (#83,612). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alunizaje” va en #83,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alunizaje is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,610 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aluniˈsaxe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

alunizaje has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is alunizaje, spelled A-L-U-N-I-Z-A-J-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de alunizar (aterrizar en la luna).
  2. 2
    Acción o efecto de alunizar (estrellar un vehículo contra el escaparate de un establecimiento para robarlo).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a pesar de haber caminado por mi jardín de San Isidro con von Braun, escuchando sus explicaciones sobre un próximo alunizaje (el hombre está loco, pensé).
  2. En la mencionada primavera de 1964, dos de estas curiosas máquinas voladoras —en las que se iniciaron los primeros ensayos para los futuros alunizajes del proyecto Apolo— llegaron al fin al lugar donde yo había sido destinado.

This word in other languages

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 "alunizaje"?
"alunizaje" is spelled A-L-U-N-I-Z-A-J-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aluniˈsaxe].
What does "alunizaje" mean?
As a noun, "alunizaje" means: Acción o efecto de alunizar (aterrizar en la luna).
How do you pronounce "alunizaje"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alunizaje" is [aluniˈsaxe]. 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 "alunizaje", 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