bola de Neptuno
[ˈbola ð̞e nepˈt̪uno]
The verdict
“bola de Neptuno” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aglomerado de fibras de posidonia en forma más o menos de bola, en especial cuando aparecen en playas y costas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-bola-de-neptuno · bola de Neptuno · Spanish
bola de Neptuno · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bola de Neptuno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbola ð̞e nepˈt̪uno] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “bola de Neptuno” en español
Rare enough to double-check
bola de Neptuno is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbola ð̞e nepˈt̪uno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aglomerado de fibras de posidonia en forma más o menos de bola, en especial cuando aparecen en playas y costas.".
bola de Neptuno doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is bola de Neptuno, spelled B-O-L-A- -D-E- -N-E-P-T-U-N-O.
Definition
- 1Aglomerado de fibras de posidonia en forma más o menos de bola, en especial cuando aparecen en playas y costas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bola de Neptuno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Todo indica que los plásticos quedan atrapados en los herbazales de posidonia. En esas praderas, los plásticos son incorporados a unos aglomerados de fibras naturales en forma de bola -las egagrópilas o bolas de Neptuno de la posidonia- que son expulsadas del medio marino durante las tormentas", explica Anna Sànchez-Vidal.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.