alcotán
[alkoˈt̪ãn]
The verdict
“alcotán” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Género de aves falconiformes de la familia Falconidae.
Corpus desk
Index ES-alcotan · alcotán · Spanish
alcotán · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alcotán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alkoˈt̪ãn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “alcotán” en español
Rare enough to double-check
alcotán is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [alkoˈt̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for alcotán in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is alcotán, spelled A-L-C-O-T-Á-N.
Definition
- 1Género de aves falconiformes de la familia Falconidae.
- 2(Cissampelos pareira), es una especie fanerógama perteneciente a la familia Menispermaceae. Es una planta trepadora, con tallos largos y delgados. Las hojas son aterciopeladas de tamaño mediano y redondeadas. Sus flores son pequeñas, verdosas y enredadas como resortes. Tiene los frutos, pequeños de color rojo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how alcotán appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Traía encapirotado en su diestra un alcotán, y el cuerpo en aire galán en la silla colocado...
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