Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alava

/ˈæləvə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: ala-va
IPA: /ˈæləvə/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Álava, a Basque habitational surname.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Álava, -

Inflected Forms

Alavas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce alava?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæləvə/.
What does alava mean?: A surname.
Where does alava come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce alava

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