eclíptica
[eˈklipt̪ika]
The verdict
“eclíptica” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,717 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,717
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plano que contiene la órbita de la Tierra alrededor del Sol. Por ejemplo:.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eclíptica |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eˈklipt̪ika] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #85,717 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eclíptica” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
eclíptica is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,717 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eˈklipt̪ika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for eclíptica, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is eclíptica, spelled E-C-L-Í-P-T-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1Plano que contiene la órbita de la Tierra alrededor del Sol. Por ejemplo:.
- 2Órbita aparente que durante el año recorre el Sol en torno a la Tierra a lo largo de las constelaciones del zodiaco.
- 3Círculo máximo trazado en un globo terráqueo, inclinado 23° 27' con respecto al ecuador, utilizado para ilustrar y resolver problemas astronómicos.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “eclíptica”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-C-L-Í-P-T-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eˈklipt̪ika] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.