catapulta
[kat̪aˈpul̪t̪a]
The verdict
“catapulta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,735 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,735
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Máquina de guerra hecha para lanzar piedras u otros proyectiles, usada sobre todo en la antigüedad.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | catapulta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kat̪aˈpul̪t̪a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #54,735 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “catapulta” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
catapulta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,735 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kat̪aˈpul̪t̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Máquina de guerra hecha para lanzar piedras u otros proyectiles, usada sobre todo en la antigüedad.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for catapulta, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is catapulta, spelled C-A-T-A-P-U-L-T-A.
Definition
- 1Máquina de guerra hecha para lanzar piedras u otros proyectiles, usada sobre todo en la antigüedad.
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.
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Using “catapulta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-T-A-P-U-L-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kat̪aˈpul̪t̪a] (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.