serpiente de cascabel

[seɾˈpjẽn̪t̪e ð̞e kaskaˈβ̞el]

/[seɾˈpjẽn̪t̪e ð̞e kaskaˈβ̞el]/ phrase

The verdict

“serpiente de cascabel” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Crotalinae) Grupo de víboras del nuevo mundo, caracterizadas por poseer en el extremo de la cola un apéndice óseo que hacen sonar como aviso de un posible ataque, es muy venenosa y puede ser morta...

Key facts for serpiente de cascabel
PropertyValue
Headwordserpiente de cascabel
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[seɾˈpjẽn̪t̪e ð̞e kaskaˈβ̞el]
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “serpiente de cascabel” sits in Spanish frequency

serpiente de cascabel falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for serpiente de cascabel is 21 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [seɾˈpjẽn̪t̪e ð̞e kaskaˈβ̞el]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Crotalinae) Grupo de víboras del nuevo mundo, caracterizadas por poseer en el extremo de la cola un apéndice óseo que hacen sonar como aviso de un posible ataque, es muy venenosa y puede ser morta...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for serpiente de cascabel in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is serpiente de cascabel, spelled S-E-R-P-I-E-N-T-E- -D-E- -C-A-S-C-A-B-E-L.

Definition

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    (Crotalinae) Grupo de víboras del nuevo mundo, caracterizadas por poseer en el extremo de la cola un apéndice óseo que hacen sonar como aviso de un posible ataque, es muy venenosa y puede ser mortal para el humano.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "serpiente de cascabel"?
"serpiente de cascabel" is spelled S-E-R-P-I-E-N-T-E- -D-E- -C-A-S-C-A-B-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [seɾˈpjẽn̪t̪e ð̞e kaskaˈβ̞el].
What does "serpiente de cascabel" mean?
As a phrase, "serpiente de cascabel" means: (Crotalinae) Grupo de víboras del nuevo mundo, caracterizadas por poseer en el extremo de la cola un apéndice óseo que hacen sonar como aviso de un posible ataque, es muy venenosa y puede ser morta...
How do you pronounce "serpiente de cascabel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "serpiente de cascabel" is [seɾˈpjẽn̪t̪e ð̞e kaskaˈβ̞el]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "serpiente de cascabel" come from?
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Using “serpiente de cascabel”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-R-P-I-E-N-T-E- -D-E- -C-A-S-C-A-B-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [seɾˈpjẽn̪t̪e ð̞e kaskaˈβ̞el] (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list