papamoscas
[papaˈmoskas]
The verdict
“papamoscas” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Epíteto de la persona distraída que se queda contemplando cualquier bagatela.
Corpus desk
Index ES-papamoscas · papamoscas · Spanish
papamoscas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | papamoscas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [papaˈmoskas] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “papamoscas” en español
Rare enough to double-check
papamoscas is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [papaˈmoskas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for papamoscas in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is papamoscas, spelled P-A-P-A-M-O-S-C-A-S.
Definition
- 1Epíteto de la persona distraída que se queda contemplando cualquier bagatela.
- 2Pájaro de unos quince centímetros de largo desde el pico hasta la extremidad de la cola, de color gris por encima, blanquecino por debajo con algunas manchas pardas en el pecho, y cerdas negras y largas en la comisura del pico. Se domestica con facilidad y sirve para limpiar de moscas las habitadones.
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.