catatonía

[kat̪at̪oˈnia]

/[kat̪at̪oˈnia]/ noun

The verdict

“catatonía” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Síndrome de alteraciones psíquicas y motoras, relacionado con la esquizofrenia y otros desórdenes mentales. Se caracteriza por rigidez muscular y estupor mental, algunas veces acompañado de una gra...

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Index ES-catatonia · catatonía · Spanish

catatonía · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for catatonía
PropertyValue
Headwordcatatonía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kat̪at̪oˈnia]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “catatonía” en español

catatoníaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

catatonía is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kat̪at̪oˈnia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Síndrome de alteraciones psíquicas y motoras, relacionado con la esquizofrenia y otros desórdenes mentales. Se caracteriza por rigidez muscular y estupor mental, algunas veces acompañado de una gra...".

catatonía has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is catatonía, spelled C-A-T-A-T-O-N-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Síndrome de alteraciones psíquicas y motoras, relacionado con la esquizofrenia y otros desórdenes mentales. Se caracteriza por rigidez muscular y estupor mental, algunas veces acompañado de una gran excitación.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "catatonía"?
"catatonía" is spelled C-A-T-A-T-O-N-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kat̪at̪oˈnia].
What does "catatonía" mean?
As a noun, "catatonía" means: Síndrome de alteraciones psíquicas y motoras, relacionado con la esquizofrenia y otros desórdenes mentales. Se caracteriza por rigidez muscular y estupor mental, algunas veces acompañado de una gra...
How do you pronounce "catatonía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catatonía" is [kat̪at̪oˈnia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catatonía" come from?
"catatonía" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list