suricata

[suɾiˈkat̪a]

/[suɾiˈkat̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“suricata” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Suricata suricatta) Pequeño mamífero, miembro de la familia de la mangosta (Herpestidae), que habita la región del desierto de Kalahari y el Namib en África.

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Index ES-suricata · suricata · Spanish

suricata · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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.

Key facts for suricata
PropertyValue
Headwordsuricata
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[suɾiˈkat̪a]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “suricata” en español

suricatano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

suricata is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [suɾiˈkat̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Suricata suricatta) Pequeño mamífero, miembro de la familia de la mangosta (Herpestidae), que habita la región del desierto de Kalahari y el Namib en África.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for suricata in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is suricata, spelled S-U-R-I-C-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Suricata suricatta) Pequeño mamífero, miembro de la familia de la mangosta (Herpestidae), que habita la región del desierto de Kalahari y el Namib en África.

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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 "suricata"?
"suricata" is spelled S-U-R-I-C-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [suɾiˈkat̪a].
What does "suricata" mean?
As a noun, "suricata" means: (Suricata suricatta) Pequeño mamífero, miembro de la familia de la mangosta (Herpestidae), que habita la región del desierto de Kalahari y el Namib en África.
How do you pronounce "suricata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suricata" is [suɾiˈkat̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suricata" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list