león marino
[leˈõm maˈɾino]
The verdict
“león marino” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. 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) - Mamífero carnívoro de la subfamilia de los otarinos u otaríinos (Otariinae) de pelaje marrón o negro que vive en los mares.
Corpus desk
Index ES-leon-marino · león marino · Spanish
león marino · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | león marino |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [leˈõm maˈɾino] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “león marino” en español
Rare enough to double-check
león marino is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [leˈõm maˈɾino]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mamífero carnívoro de la subfamilia de los otarinos u otaríinos (Otariinae) de pelaje marrón o negro que vive en los mares.".
león marino doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is león marino, spelled L-E-Ó-N- -M-A-R-I-N-O.
Definition
- 1Mamífero carnívoro de la subfamilia de los otarinos u otaríinos (Otariinae) de pelaje marrón o negro que vive en los mares.
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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.