Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alicante

/ˌɑləˈkɑnteɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
al-i-cante
IPA
/ˌɑləˈkɑnteɪ/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of the Valencian Community, Spain.

name

A city, the capital of the province of Alicante, Spain.

name

a kind of wine grown from the Alicante province.

name

A barangay of Enrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Etymology

From Spanish Alicante.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑləˈkɑnteɪ/
  • British English: /ˌælɪˈkænti/

Inflected Forms

alicant (alternative, archaic) aligant (alternative, archaic) allegant (alternative, archaic) alligant (alternative, archaic)

Questions

How do you pronounce alicante?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑləˈkɑnteɪ/.
What does alicante mean?
A province of the Valencian Community, Spain.
Where does alicante come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce alicante

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “alicante”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌɑləˈkɑnteɪ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “alicante”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “alicante” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.