pulga de mar
[ˈpulɣ̞a ð̞e ˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“pulga 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Crustáceo pequeño que construye madrigueras en la arena. Vive a lo largo de las costas templadas occidentales de América, en playas arenosas expuestas a la resaca de la zona intermareal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pulga de mar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈpulɣ̞a ð̞e ˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pulga de mar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pulga de mar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈpulɣ̞a ð̞e ˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Crustáceo pequeño que construye madrigueras en la arena. Vive a lo largo de las costas templadas occidentales de América, en playas arenosas expuestas a la resaca de la zona intermareal.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pulga de mar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pulga de mar, spelled P-U-L-G-A- -D-E- -M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Crustáceo pequeño que construye madrigueras en la arena. Vive a lo largo de las costas templadas occidentales de América, en playas arenosas expuestas a la resaca de la zona intermareal.
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 “pulga de mar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-U-L-G-A- -D-E- -M-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpulɣ̞a ð̞e ˈmaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.