catapacita de mar
[kat̪apaˈsit̪a ð̞e ˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“catapacita de mar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Crustáceo pequeño que construye madrigueras en la arena. Vive a lo largo de las costas templadas occidentales de América, en playas arenosas expuestas a la resaca de la zona intermareal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | catapacita de mar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [kat̪apaˈsit̪a ð̞e ˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “catapacita de mar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
catapacita de mar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [kat̪apaˈsit̪a ð̞e ˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Crustáceo pequeño que construye madrigueras en la arena. Vive a lo largo de las costas templadas occidentales de América, en playas arenosas expuestas a la resaca de la zona intermareal.".
catapacita de mar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is catapacita de mar, spelled C-A-T-A-P-A-C-I-T-A- -D-E- -M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Crustáceo pequeño que construye madrigueras en la arena. Vive a lo largo de las costas templadas occidentales de América, en playas arenosas expuestas a la resaca de la zona intermareal.
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.
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Using “catapacita de mar”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-T-A-P-A-C-I-T-A- -D-E- -M-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kat̪apaˈsit̪a ð̞e ˈmaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.