goaltending
[gowl̪ˈt̪ẽn̪d̪ĩŋ]
The verdict
“goaltending” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bloqueo de tiro al aro hecho de forma ilegal, a saber, cuando la pelota ya comienza a descender o una vez que tocó el tablero. Cuando esto ocurre, se conceden los puntos al equipo atacante que hubi...
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Index ES-goaltending · goaltending · Spanish
goaltending · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | goaltending |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gowl̪ˈt̪ẽn̪d̪ĩŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “goaltending” en español
Rare enough to double-check
goaltending is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [gowl̪ˈt̪ẽn̪d̪ĩŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bloqueo de tiro al aro hecho de forma ilegal, a saber, cuando la pelota ya comienza a descender o una vez que tocó el tablero. Cuando esto ocurre, se conceden los puntos al equipo atacante que hubi...".
No misspelling variants are generated for goaltending in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is goaltending, spelled G-O-A-L-T-E-N-D-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Bloqueo de tiro al aro hecho de forma ilegal, a saber, cuando la pelota ya comienza a descender o una vez que tocó el tablero. Cuando esto ocurre, se conceden los puntos al equipo atacante que hubieran resultado de acertar el tiro.
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.