martín pescador

[maɾˈt̪ĩm peskaˈð̞oɾ]

/[maɾˈt̪ĩm peskaˈð̞oɾ]/ phrase

The verdict

“martín pescador” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Alcedo atthis) Especie de ave coraciiforme de la familia Alcedinidae, que habita en patas y ríos de Europa, África y Asia. El dorso del cuerpo, cabeza y alas es azul-turquesa con destellos verdoso...

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Index ES-martin-pescador · martín pescador · Spanish

martín pescador · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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.

Key facts for martín pescador
PropertyValue
Headwordmartín pescador
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[maɾˈt̪ĩm peskaˈð̞oɾ]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “martín pescador” en español

martín pescadorqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

martín pescador is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [maɾˈt̪ĩm peskaˈð̞oɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Alcedo atthis) Especie de ave coraciiforme de la familia Alcedinidae, que habita en patas y ríos de Europa, África y Asia. El dorso del cuerpo, cabeza y alas es azul-turquesa con destellos verdoso...".

No misspelling variants are generated for martín pescador in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is martín pescador, spelled M-A-R-T-Í-N- -P-E-S-C-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Alcedo atthis) Especie de ave coraciiforme de la familia Alcedinidae, que habita en patas y ríos de Europa, África y Asia. El dorso del cuerpo, cabeza y alas es azul-turquesa con destellos verdoso-metálicos. El vientre y un par de zonas bajo los ojos son de color naranja, mientras que las zonas de la garganta, orejas y orificios nasales son blancos. A pesar de estas generalidades, es complicado dar un patrón exacto del color de su plumaje, ya que este varía según la incidencia de la luz.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "martín pescador"?
"martín pescador" is spelled M-A-R-T-Í-N- -P-E-S-C-A-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾˈt̪ĩm peskaˈð̞oɾ].
What does "martín pescador" mean?
As a phrase, "martín pescador" means: (Alcedo atthis) Especie de ave coraciiforme de la familia Alcedinidae, que habita en patas y ríos de Europa, África y Asia. El dorso del cuerpo, cabeza y alas es azul-turquesa con destellos verdoso...
How do you pronounce "martín pescador"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "martín pescador" is [maɾˈt̪ĩm peskaˈð̞oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "martín pescador" come from?
"martín pescador" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list