martín pescador
[maɾˈt̪ĩm peskaˈð̞oɾ]
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 May 6, 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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | martín pescador |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [maɾˈt̪ĩm peskaˈð̞oɾ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “martín pescador” sits in Spanish frequency
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(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.
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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.
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Using “martín pescador”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-R-T-Í-N- -P-E-S-C-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maɾˈt̪ĩm peskaˈð̞oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.