catamarán

[kat̪amaˈɾãn]

/[kat̪amaˈɾãn]/ noun

The verdict

“catamarán” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,137 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,137
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Balsa de tres o cinco troncos, con una proa estrecha, que se usan en algunos lugares de la India.

Corpus desk

Index ES-catamaran · catamarán · Spanish

catamarán · rank #97,137 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,137
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH catalogaron

Nearest frequency peer: catalogaron (-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 “catamarán”

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 “catamarán” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for catamarán
PropertyValue
Headwordcatamarán
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kat̪amaˈɾãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,137
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “catamarán” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.catamaráncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “catalogaron” (#97,136), “cateterismo” (#97,138), “casquetes” (#97,134). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “catamarán” va en #97,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

catamarán is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,137 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kat̪amaˈɾãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for catamarán in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is catamarán, spelled C-A-T-A-M-A-R-Á-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Balsa de tres o cinco troncos, con una proa estrecha, que se usan en algunos lugares de la India.
  2. 2
    Embarcación conformada por dos cascos unidos entre sí por una plataforma. Son embarcaciones a vela o a motor, que pueden tener fines deportivos o de transporte.

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); 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 "catamarán"?
"catamarán" is spelled C-A-T-A-M-A-R-Á-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kat̪amaˈɾãn].
What does "catamarán" mean?
As a noun, "catamarán" means: Balsa de tres o cinco troncos, con una proa estrecha, que se usan en algunos lugares de la India.
How do you pronounce "catamarán"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catamarán" is [kat̪amaˈɾãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catamarán" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list