cardúmenes

[kaɾˈð̞umenes]

/[kaɾˈð̞umenes]/ noun

The verdict

“cardúmenes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,651 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,651
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de cardumen.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cardumenes · cardúmenes · Spanish

cardúmenes · rank #89,651 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,651
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cargaría

Nearest frequency peer: cargaría (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cardúmenes”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cardúmenes” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cardúmenes
PropertyValue
Headwordcardúmenes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɾˈð̞umenes]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,651
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cardúmenes” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cardúmenescae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cargaría” (#89,652), “capón” (#89,649), “carrot” (#89,654). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cardúmenes” va en #89,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cardúmenes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,651 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaɾˈð̞umenes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de cardumen.".

cardúmenes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cardúmenes, spelled C-A-R-D-Ú-M-E-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de cardumen.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cardúmenes"?
"cardúmenes" is spelled C-A-R-D-Ú-M-E-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɾˈð̞umenes].
What does "cardúmenes" mean?
As a noun, "cardúmenes" means: Forma del plural de cardumen.
How do you pronounce "cardúmenes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cardúmenes" is [kaɾˈð̞umenes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cardúmenes" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cardúmenes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list