Alhambra
\a.lɑ̃.bʁa\
The verdict
“Alhambra” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,318. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,318
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Palais de Grenade et monument majeur de l'architecture islamique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alhambra · Alhambra · French
Alhambra · rank #48,318 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,318
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH algarve
Nearest frequency peer: algarve (-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.
Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Alhambra »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- ajustées
ajustées
51,686 corpus weight
- alcatraz
alcatraz
51,685 corpus weight
- algarve
algarve
51,684 corpus weight
- Alhambra
Alhambra
51,683 corpus weight
- Alina
Alina
51,682 corpus weight
- alizé
alizé
51,681 corpus weight
What this shows « Alhambra » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Alhambra |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \a.lɑ̃.bʁa\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #48,318 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Alhambra »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Alhambra (IPA \a.lɑ̃.bʁa\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,318 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Palais de Grenade et monument majeur de l'architecture islamique.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alhambra, with forms such as "ahlambra", "alahmbra", and "alhabmra". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Alhambra, spelled A-L-H-A-M-B-R-A.
Definition
- 1Palais de Grenade et monument majeur de l'architecture islamique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Alhambra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous avions pour l’Alhambra une telle passion que, non contents d’y aller tous les jours, nous voulûmes y demeurer tout à fait, non pas dans les maisons avoisinantes, qu’on loue fort cher aux Anglais, mais dans le palais même, et, grâce à la protection de nos amis de Grenade, sans nous donner une permission formelle, on promit de ne pas nous apercevoir. N…
La célèbre Alhambra de Grenade, en Espagne, est mondialement connue, mais tous ne savent pas que son nom originel, Al'Qala Al'Hamra, signifie « Château rouge ». Toutefois, des trouble-fête prétendent que le nom rappelle la barbe rousse de son architecte et d'autres estiment que la couleur rouge représente celle du soleil couchant ou des torches des ouvrie…
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ahlambra
- alahmbra
- alhabmra
- alhambar
- alhambbra
- alhambrra
- alhammbra
- alhamrba
- alhhambra
- alhmabra
- allhambra
- lahambra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alhambra - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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