pato de mar
[ˈpat̪o ð̞e ˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“pato de mar” 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) - (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) Ave marina de la familia de los cormoranes que habita las costas de Chile y Perú. Mide unos 68cm, es de color negro con un brillo que va de verdoso a azulado; la garga...
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Index ES-pato-de-mar · pato de mar · Spanish
pato de mar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | pato de mar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈpat̪o ð̞e ˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pato de mar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pato de mar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈpat̪o ð̞e ˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) Ave marina de la familia de los cormoranes que habita las costas de Chile y Perú. Mide unos 68cm, es de color negro con un brillo que va de verdoso a azulado; la garga...".
pato de mar has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pato de mar, spelled P-A-T-O- -D-E- -M-A-R.
Definition
- 1(Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) Ave marina de la familia de los cormoranes que habita las costas de Chile y Perú. Mide unos 68cm, es de color negro con un brillo que va de verdoso a azulado; la garganta, el pecho y vientre son blancos; patas rosadas; pico con base rojiza; zona sin plumas rojiza y un círculo verdoso alrededor del ojo.
This word in other languages
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.