caballo del diablo
[kaˈβ̞aʝo ð̞el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]
The verdict
“caballo del diablo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Mantis religiosa) Insecto del orden Mantodea, con alas plegadas sobre el cuerpo alargado, su cabeza puede girar en 180°, de color generalmente verde o del color de la vegetación en la que vive, es...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caballo del diablo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [kaˈβ̞aʝo ð̞el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caballo del diablo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
caballo del diablo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [kaˈβ̞aʝo ð̞el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Mantis religiosa) Insecto del orden Mantodea, con alas plegadas sobre el cuerpo alargado, su cabeza puede girar en 180°, de color generalmente verde o del color de la vegetación en la que vive, es...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for caballo del diablo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is caballo del diablo, spelled C-A-B-A-L-L-O- -D-E-L- -D-I-A-B-L-O.
Definition
- 1(Mantis religiosa) Insecto del orden Mantodea, con alas plegadas sobre el cuerpo alargado, su cabeza puede girar en 180°, de color generalmente verde o del color de la vegetación en la que vive, espera pacientemente a su presa a la que caza por sorpresa con sus patas delanteras; su pose para cazar es similar a la de una persona que reza, de donde toma su nombre de Mantis religiosa.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “caballo del diablo”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-B-A-L-L-O- -D-E-L- -D-I-A-B-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈβ̞aʝo ð̞el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.