cataplum
Spanish, interjection/kataˈplum/
cataplum is spelled C-A-T-A-P-L-U-M (8 letters) and appears about once in every 71 million words in written Spanish, the 292,142nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cataplum is a Spanish interjection meaning “The sound of a loud explosion or forceful hit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cataplum mean in English?
interjection
- 1
The sound of a loud explosion or forceful hit.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Representa un ruido, explosión o golpe.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cataplum
- catapum alternative
- cataplún alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cataplum?
- /kataˈplum/
- [ka.t̪aˈplũm]
- [kat̪aˈplũm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cataplum in Spanish?
cataplum appears about once in every 71 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).