alveolar
[alβ̞eoˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“alveolar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,991 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,991
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a los alvéolos pulmonares o dentarios.
Corpus desk
Index ES-alveolar · alveolar · Spanish
alveolar · rank #53,991 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,991
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH altísimas
Nearest frequency peer: altísimas (-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 “alveolar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- alegaron
alegaron
46,013 corpus weight
- almendro
almendro
46,012 corpus weight
- altísimas
altísimas
46,011 corpus weight
- alveolar
alveolar
46,010 corpus weight
- alzaba
alzaba
46,009 corpus weight
- Alzate
Alzate
46,008 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alveolar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alveolar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [alβ̞eoˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,991 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “alveolar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
alveolar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,991 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [alβ̞eoˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for alveolar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is alveolar, spelled A-L-V-E-O-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece o concierne a los alvéolos pulmonares o dentarios.
- 2Similar a un alvéolo de los pulmones o de los dientes.
- 3Que se pronuncia articulando la lengua y los alvéolos de los incisivos superiores.
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.
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