alveolares

[alβ̞eoˈlaɾes]

/[alβ̞eoˈlaɾes]/ adj

The verdict

“alveolares” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,072 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,072
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de alveolar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alveolares · alveolares · Spanish

alveolares · rank #98,072 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,072
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alquilen

Nearest frequency peer: alquilen (-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 “alveolares”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alveolares
PropertyValue
Headwordalveolares
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[alβ̞eoˈlaɾes]
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,072
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alveolares” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).alveolarescae 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: “alquilen” (#98,071), “almazara” (#98,070), “alistando” (#98,069). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alveolares” va en #98,072. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alveolares is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,072 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [alβ̞eoˈlaɾes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de alveolar.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for alveolares, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is alveolares, spelled A-L-V-E-O-L-A-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de alveolar.

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 "alveolares"?
"alveolares" is spelled A-L-V-E-O-L-A-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [alβ̞eoˈlaɾes].
What does "alveolares" mean?
As an adjective, "alveolares" means: Forma del plural de alveolar.
How do you pronounce "alveolares"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alveolares" is [alβ̞eoˈlaɾes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alveolares" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list