marsupial
[maɾsuˈpjal]
The verdict
“marsupial” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,452 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,452
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dícese de los mamíferos caracterizados principalmente por tener las hembras una bolsa donde están contenidas las mamas y donde permanecen encerradas las crías durante el primer tiempo de su desarro...
Corpus desk
Index ES-marsupial · marsupial · Spanish
marsupial · rank #95,452 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,452
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH marsupiales
Nearest frequency peer: marsupiales (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “marsupial”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- mandarines
mandarines
4,556 corpus weight
- maniaco
maniaco
4,555 corpus weight
- marsupial
marsupial
4,549 corpus weight
- marsupiales
marsupiales
4,548 corpus weight
- martillero
martillero
4,547 corpus weight
- medic
medic
4,540 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “marsupial” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marsupial |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [maɾsuˈpjal] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #95,452 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “marsupial” en español
Rare enough to double-check
marsupial is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,452 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [maɾsuˈpjal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dícese de los mamíferos caracterizados principalmente por tener las hembras una bolsa donde están contenidas las mamas y donde permanecen encerradas las crías durante el primer tiempo de su desarro...".
No misspelling variants are generated for marsupial in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is marsupial, spelled M-A-R-S-U-P-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1Dícese de los mamíferos caracterizados principalmente por tener las hembras una bolsa donde están contenidas las mamas y donde permanecen encerradas las crías durante el primer tiempo de su desarrollo; como la zarigüeya y el canguro.
Synonyms
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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