erizo de mar
[eˈɾiso ð̞e ˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“erizo de mar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Animal equinodermo con forma de esfera aplanada, cubierto con una concha caliza llena de púas lineales, delgadas y movibles. Tiene la boca en una abertura circular inferior, y desde ella parten, da...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erizo de mar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [eˈɾiso ð̞e ˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erizo de mar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
erizo de mar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [eˈɾiso ð̞e ˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Animal equinodermo con forma de esfera aplanada, cubierto con una concha caliza llena de púas lineales, delgadas y movibles. Tiene la boca en una abertura circular inferior, y desde ella parten, da...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for erizo de mar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is erizo de mar, spelled E-R-I-Z-O- -D-E- -M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Animal equinodermo con forma de esfera aplanada, cubierto con una concha caliza llena de púas lineales, delgadas y movibles. Tiene la boca en una abertura circular inferior, y desde ella parten, dando vuelta a la concha, cinco series dobles de agujeros pequeños, por donde salen al exterior unos tubillos que le sirven para andar y para la respiración.
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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- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-R-I-Z-O- -D-E- -M-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eˈɾiso ð̞e ˈmaɾ] (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.