Pecos

/ˈpeɪ.koʊs/

//ˈpeɪ.koʊs// name

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"pecos" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Pecos” is uncommon English (frequency #50,145 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,145
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A river which flows through Texas and New Mexico, a tributary of the Rio Grande.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pecos · Pecos · English

Pecos · rank #50,145 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,145
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH peds

Nearest frequency peer: peds (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Pecos”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Pecos” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pecos
PropertyValue
HeadwordPecos
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈpeɪ.koʊs/
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,145
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Pecos” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Pecosfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “peds” (#50,146), “Paulette” (#50,143), “pertussis” (#50,147). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Pecos” is #50,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pecos is uncommon English at frequency #50,145 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈpeɪ.koʊs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Pecos, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish Pecos, from a Keresan term for the Pecos Pueblo. The correct English form is Pecos, spelled P-E-C-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A river which flows through Texas and New Mexico, a tributary of the Rio Grande.
  2. 2
    A geographic region of Texas, situated mostly west of the Pecos River.
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Reeves County, Texas.
  4. 4
    A village in San Miguel County, New Mexico.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pecos, from a Keresan term for the Pecos Pueblo.

This word in other languages

Pecos(Español)Pecos(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pecos"?
"Pecos" is spelled P-E-C-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpeɪ.koʊs/.
What does "Pecos" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pecos" means: A river which flows through Texas and New Mexico, a tributary of the Rio Grande.
How do you pronounce "Pecos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pecos" is /ˈpeɪ.koʊs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Pecos"?
Borrowed from Spanish Pecos, from a Keresan term for the Pecos Pueblo. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pecos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nosey#50,116radii#50,177nodal#50,111nizam#50,110

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list