fulmicotón
[fulmikoˈt̪õn]
The verdict
“fulmicotón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sustancia explosiva hecha a base de celulosa y nitrógeno, muy estable, que estalla al ser golpeada y se consume completamente sin dejar residuos. Su uso resultó delicado en el siglo XIX y provocó n...
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Index ES-fulmicoton · fulmicotón · Spanish
fulmicotón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | fulmicotón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fulmikoˈt̪õn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fulmicotón” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fulmicotón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fulmikoˈt̪õn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sustancia explosiva hecha a base de celulosa y nitrógeno, muy estable, que estalla al ser golpeada y se consume completamente sin dejar residuos. Su uso resultó delicado en el siglo XIX y provocó n...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fulmicotón, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is fulmicotón, spelled F-U-L-M-I-C-O-T-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Sustancia explosiva hecha a base de celulosa y nitrógeno, muy estable, que estalla al ser golpeada y se consume completamente sin dejar residuos. Su uso resultó delicado en el siglo XIX y provocó numerosos accidentes. Más explosiva y difícil de manejar resultó su sucesora, la nitroglicerina.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fulmicotón appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
-Nada, en efecto, es más fácil -dijo- que reducir esta masa de pólvora a un volumen cuatro veces menos considerable. Todos conocen esa curiosa materia que constituyen los tejidos elementales de los vegetales, llamada celulosa.
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.