catafalco
[kat̪aˈfalko]
The verdict
“catafalco” 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 September 3, 2026) - Estrado elevado y con frecuencia ricamente ornamentado sobre el cual se coloca el féretro en los funerales solemnes.
Corpus desk
Index ES-catafalco · catafalco · Spanish
catafalco · 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 | catafalco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kat̪aˈfalko] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “catafalco” en español
Rare enough to double-check
catafalco is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kat̪aˈfalko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for catafalco, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is catafalco, spelled C-A-T-A-F-A-L-C-O.
Definition
- 1Estrado elevado y con frecuencia ricamente ornamentado sobre el cual se coloca el féretro en los funerales solemnes.
- 2Figuradamente, cosa grande y aparatosa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how catafalco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En ella, en fin, y colocadas las tres urnas en un suntuoso catafalco, iluminado con cien blandones, celebráronse las solemnes honras y oración fúnebre, concluyendo tan solemnísimo acto, a las cinco de la tarde con las descargas de fusilería y el incesante estampido del cañón.
Trabajar en placa supone todo un ceremonial. La cámara para sacar ese tipo de fotos es un catafalco enorme, viejo y una vez que ponés la placa ya no ves más nada a través de la lente.
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.