eclipse solar
[eˈklipse soˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“eclipse solar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ocultación transitoria del Sol a causa de la imposición de la Luna entre éste y la Tierra. Puede ser total, parcial, semiparcial o anular.
Corpus desk
Index ES-eclipse-solar · eclipse solar · Spanish
eclipse solar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eclipse solar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [eˈklipse soˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “eclipse solar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
eclipse solar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [eˈklipse soˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ocultación transitoria del Sol a causa de la imposición de la Luna entre éste y la Tierra. Puede ser total, parcial, semiparcial o anular.".
Zero misspellings are on record for eclipse solar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is eclipse solar, spelled E-C-L-I-P-S-E- -S-O-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Ocultación transitoria del Sol a causa de la imposición de la Luna entre éste y la Tierra. Puede ser total, parcial, semiparcial o anular.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how eclipse solar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El tipo de tránsito más conocido, es el eclipse solar, en el que la Luna transita por el disco solar, su espectacularidad se debe a que los tamaños aparentes de la Luna y el Sol son casi idénticos.
This word in other languages
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.