alzada
[alˈsað̞a]
The verdict
“alzada” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #29,918 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,918
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estatura del caballo, medida desde el rodete del talón de la mano hasta la parte más elevada de la cruz.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alzada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈsað̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #29,918 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alzada” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alzada is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alˈsað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,918 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for alzada, with forms such as "alazda", "allzada", and "alzaad". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Amada", "alzar", "atada", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is alzada, spelled A-L-Z-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Estatura del caballo, medida desde el rodete del talón de la mano hasta la parte más elevada de la cruz.
- 2Recurso de apelación en lo gubernativo.
- 3Lugar alto de pastos para el verano, y cabañas en que allí habitan temporalmente los vaqueros.
- 4Diseño de un edificio, máquina, aparato, etc., en su proyección geométrica y vertical, sin atender a la perspectiva.
- 5Dibujo de la fachada de un edificio.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alazda,allzada,alzaad,alzadda,alzdaa,alzzada,azlada,lazada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alzada - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “alzada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-Z-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈsað̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Amada” - see the side-by-side comparison. alzada vs Amada
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.