catacumbas

[kat̪aˈkũmbas]

/[kat̪aˈkũmbas]/ noun

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The verdict

“catacumbas” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,558. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,558
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Galerías subterráneas en las que algunas civilizaciones primitivas enterraban a sus muertos y practicaban las ceremonias del culto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-catacumbas · catacumbas · Spanish

catacumbas · rank #38,558 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,558
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cate

Nearest frequency peer: cate (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “catacumbas”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “catacumbas” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for catacumbas
PropertyValue
Headwordcatacumbas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kat̪aˈkũmbas]
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,558
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “catacumbas”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).catacumbascae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cate” (#38,559), “cartulina” (#38,556), “Cartes” (#38,555). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “catacumbas” va en #38,558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around catacumbas (IPA [kat̪aˈkũmbas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,558 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Galerías subterráneas en las que algunas civilizaciones primitivas enterraban a sus muertos y practicaban las ceremonias del culto.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for catacumbas, with forms such as "actacumbas", "caatcumbas", and "cataccumbas". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is catacumbas, spelled C-A-T-A-C-U-M-B-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Galerías subterráneas en las que algunas civilizaciones primitivas enterraban a sus muertos y practicaban las ceremonias del culto.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • actacumbas
  • caatcumbas
  • cataccumbas
  • catacmubas
  • catacubmas
  • catacumabs
  • catacumbass
  • catacumbbas
  • catacumbsa
  • catacummbas
  • catacumvas
  • cataucmbas
  • catcaumbas
  • cattacumbas
  • ccatacumbas
  • ctaacumbas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of catacumbas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

actacumbas2caatcumbas2cataccumbas1catacmubas2catacubmas2catacumabs2catacumbass1catacumbbas1
Edit distance from "catacumbas"

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 "catacumbas"?
"catacumbas" is spelled C-A-T-A-C-U-M-B-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kat̪aˈkũmbas].
What does "catacumbas" mean?
As a noun, "catacumbas" means: Galerías subterráneas en las que algunas civilizaciones primitivas enterraban a sus muertos y practicaban las ceremonias del culto.
What are common misspellings of "catacumbas"?
Common misspellings include "actacumbas", "caatcumbas", "cataccumbas", "catacmubas", "catacubmas". The correct spelling is "catacumbas".
How do you pronounce "catacumbas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catacumbas" is [kat̪aˈkũmbas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catacumbas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

carretilla#38,554campanilla#38,546clasicismo#38,577buenísimas#38,538

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

contrastan16 variantsatribuirse16 variantsanunciaban16 variantscrustáceos16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list