árida
[ˈaɾið̞a]
The verdict
“árida” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,649 among 354 “Á” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,649
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 354
- “Á” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de árido.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | árida |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaɾið̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #50,649 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “árida” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
árida is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,649 among 354 “Á” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɾið̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de árido.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for árida, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is árida, spelled Á-R-I-D-A.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino de árido.
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 “árida”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Á-R-I-D-A - 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.