Avelar
[aβ̞eˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“Avelar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,009 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,009
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apellido.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Avelar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [aβ̞eˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #96,009 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Avelar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Avelar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,009 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [aβ̞eˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Avelar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Avelar, spelled A-V-E-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Apellido.
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 “Avelar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-V-E-L-A-R - 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.