carámbano
[kaˈɾãmbano]
The verdict
“carámbano” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Formación de hielo larga y de forma cónica, que se forma por la progresiva congelación de gotas de agua en el punto por el que desaguarían a temperatura superior. Un fenómeno similar produce las es...
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Index ES-carambano · carámbano · Spanish
carámbano · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | carámbano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈɾãmbano] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carámbano” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
carámbano is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈɾãmbano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Formación de hielo larga y de forma cónica, que se forma por la progresiva congelación de gotas de agua en el punto por el que desaguarían a temperatura superior. Un fenómeno similar produce las es...".
carámbano has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is carámbano, spelled C-A-R-Á-M-B-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Formación de hielo larga y de forma cónica, que se forma por la progresiva congelación de gotas de agua en el punto por el que desaguarían a temperatura superior. Un fenómeno similar produce las estalactitas.
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