Alvar
[alˈβ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“Alvar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,684 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,684
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apellido.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Alvar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [alˈβ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #50,684 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Alvar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Alvar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,684 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [alˈβ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Alvar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Alvar, spelled A-L-V-A-R.
Definition
- 1Apellido.
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.
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Using “Alvar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-V-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.