crótalo

[ˈkɾot̪alo]

/[ˈkɾot̪alo]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Especie de castañuela formada por dos pequeños platillos metálicos, que se sujetan a los dedos de la mano y se hacen sonar entrechocándolos, usados en la antigua Grecia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-crotalo · crótalo · Spanish

crótalo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 crótalo
PropertyValue
Headwordcrótalo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɾot̪alo]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “crótalo” en español

crótalono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

crótalo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɾot̪alo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for crótalo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is crótalo, spelled C-R-Ó-T-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Especie de castañuela formada por dos pequeños platillos metálicos, que se sujetan a los dedos de la mano y se hacen sonar entrechocándolos, usados en la antigua Grecia.
  2. 2
    Castañuela.
  3. 3
    (Crotalinae) Serpiente de cascabel.

Synonyms

crémbala

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 "crótalo"?
"crótalo" is spelled C-R-Ó-T-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾot̪alo].
What does "crótalo" mean?
As a noun, "crótalo" means: Especie de castañuela formada por dos pequeños platillos metálicos, que se sujetan a los dedos de la mano y se hacen sonar entrechocándolos, usados en la antigua Grecia.
How do you pronounce "crótalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crótalo" is [ˈkɾot̪alo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crótalo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list