Similar words
poblado
aldea specifically means a small rural village; poblado is more general for a settlement or populated place, which can be larger, including towns.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
aldeia
aldeia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "village."
Portuguese
vila
vila is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "village."
Practice
1 What does aldea mean?
village
2 Fill the gap: Nací en una ___ pequeña.
Full sentence: Nací en una aldea pequeña. (I was born in a small village.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches aldea?
aldea: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.