crótalo
[ˈkɾot̪alo]
The verdict
“crótalo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crótalo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɾot̪alo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crótalo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for crótalo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɾot̪alo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Especie 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.
- 2Castañuela.
- 3(Crotalinae) Serpiente de cascabel.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “crótalo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-Ó-T-A-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɾot̪alo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.