arcada
[aɾˈkað̞a]
The verdict
“arcada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,088 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,088
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasaje o galería cubierta por arcos
Corpus desk
Index ES-arcada · arcada · Spanish
arcada · rank #56,088 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,088
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH apuñalada
Nearest frequency peer: apuñalada (-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 “arcada”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- apurando
apurando
43,916 corpus weight
- apuras
apuras
43,915 corpus weight
- apuñalada
apuñalada
43,914 corpus weight
- arcada
arcada
43,913 corpus weight
- arrepentimi…
arrepentimientos
43,911 corpus weight
- arrojaba
arrojaba
43,910 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “arcada” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arcada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɾˈkað̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #56,088 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “arcada” en español
Rare enough to double-check
arcada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,088 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɾˈkað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
arcada doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is arcada, spelled A-R-C-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Pasaje o galería cubierta por arcos
- 2Conjunto o serie de arcos en una construcción
- 3Abertura o hueco de un arco
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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