catastróficos

[kat̪asˈt̪ɾofikos]

/[kat̪asˈt̪ɾofikos]/ adj

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The verdict

“catastróficos” has 20 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,630. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,630
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de catastrófico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-catastroficos · catastróficos · Spanish

catastróficos · rank #47,630 · 20 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,630
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH castigadas

Nearest frequency peer: castigadas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “catastróficos”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “catastróficos” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

catastróficos vs catastrófico
92% similar
catastróficos vs catastrófica
85% similar
catastróficos vs catastróficas
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for catastróficos
PropertyValue
Headwordcatastróficos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kat̪asˈt̪ɾofikos]
Letters13
Frequency rank#47,630
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “catastróficos”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).catastróficoscae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “castigadas” (#47,629), “categórico” (#47,631), “casamientos” (#47,628). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “catastróficos” va en #47,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around catastróficos (IPA [kat̪asˈt̪ɾofikos]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,630 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de catastrófico.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for catastróficos, with forms such as "actastróficos", "caatstróficos", and "catasrtóficos". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "catastrófico", "catastrófica", "catastróficas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is catastróficos, spelled C-A-T-A-S-T-R-Ó-F-I-C-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de catastrófico.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • actastróficos
  • caatstróficos
  • catasrtóficos
  • catasstróficos
  • catastrfóicos
  • catastrróficos
  • catastrófcios
  • catastrófficos
  • catastróficcos
  • catastróficoss
  • catastróficso
  • catastrófiocs
  • catastróifcos
  • catasttróficos
  • catastórficos
  • catatsróficos
  • catsatróficos
  • cattastróficos
  • ccatastróficos
  • ctaastróficos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of catastróficos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

actastróficos2caatstróficos2catasrtóficos2catasstróficos1catastrfóicos2catastrróficos1catastrófcios2catastrófficos1
Edit distance from "catastróficos"

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 "catastróficos"?
"catastróficos" is spelled C-A-T-A-S-T-R-Ó-F-I-C-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kat̪asˈt̪ɾofikos].
What does "catastróficos" mean?
As an adjective, "catastróficos" means: Forma del plural de catastrófico.
What words are commonly confused with "catastróficos"?
"catastróficos" is commonly confused with "catastrófico", "catastrófica", "catastróficas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "catastróficos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catastróficos" is [kat̪asˈt̪ɾofikos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catastróficos" come from?
"catastróficos" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

conjuntivitis#47,672constitutivos#47,675americanistas#47,543discográficas#47,739

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

académicamente20 variantsfusilamientos20 variantssubsecuentes20 variantsincomprendido20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list