cadena alimentaria
[kaˈð̞ena alimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾja]
The verdict
“cadena alimentaria” 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) - Proceso de transferencia de sustancias nutritivas a través de las diferentes especies de una comunidad biológica, en el que cada uno se alimenta del precedente y es alimento del siguiente.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cadena alimentaria |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [kaˈð̞ena alimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾja] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cadena alimentaria” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cadena alimentaria is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [kaˈð̞ena alimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Proceso de transferencia de sustancias nutritivas a través de las diferentes especies de una comunidad biológica, en el que cada uno se alimenta del precedente y es alimento del siguiente.".
cadena alimentaria has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 cadena alimentaria, spelled C-A-D-E-N-A- -A-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-R-I-A.
Definition
- 1Proceso de transferencia de sustancias nutritivas a través de las diferentes especies de una comunidad biológica, en el que cada uno se alimenta del precedente y es alimento del siguiente.
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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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-D-E-N-A- -A-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈð̞ena alimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾja] (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.