catacresis
[kat̪aˈkɾesis]
The verdict
“catacresis” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tropo que consiste en dar a una palabra sentido traslaticio para designar una cosa que carece de nombre especial; p. ej.: la hoja de la espada; una hoja de papel.
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Index ES-catacresis · catacresis · Spanish
catacresis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | catacresis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kat̪aˈkɾesis] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “catacresis” en español
Rare enough to double-check
catacresis is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kat̪aˈkɾesis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tropo que consiste en dar a una palabra sentido traslaticio para designar una cosa que carece de nombre especial; p. ej.: la hoja de la espada; una hoja de papel.".
catacresis has no tracked misspelling variants, 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 nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is catacresis, spelled C-A-T-A-C-R-E-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Tropo que consiste en dar a una palabra sentido traslaticio para designar una cosa que carece de nombre especial; p. ej.: la hoja de la espada; una hoja de papel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how catacresis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«El primer apartado, comienza con el ensayo filosófico de Ana María Martínez de la Escalera titulado “Consideraciones sobre estudios de género, contenidos y efectos” en el que señala la importancia del pensamiento crítico contemporáneo con relación al género, pues esta última categoría corre el riesgo de un proceso de catacresis en el que pierde su sentid…
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.