Pedro

/ˈpɛdɹəʊ/

//ˈpɛdɹəʊ// noun

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

The verdict

“Pedro” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,420. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,420
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pedro · Pedro · English

Pedro · rank #10,420 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,420
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH PayPal

Nearest frequency peer: PayPal (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Pedro”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Pedro” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Pedro vs per
40% similar
Pedro vs pro
40% similar
Pedro vs peer
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Pedro
PropertyValue
HeadwordPedro
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɛdɹəʊ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,420
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Pedro”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Pedrolands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “PayPal” (#10,419), “pens” (#10,421), “Paula” (#10,418). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Pedro” is #10,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Pedro (IPA /ˈpɛdɹəʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,420 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pedro, with forms such as "epdro", "pdero", and "peddro". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "per", "pro", "peer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Peter, Piers, Pietro, and Boutros. The correct English form is Pedro, spelled P-E-D-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
  2. 2
    The five of trumps in certain card games.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Peter, Piers, Pietro, and Boutros.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epdro
  • pdero
  • peddro
  • pedor
  • pedrro
  • perdo
  • ppedro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pedro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epdro2pdero2peddro1pedor2pedrro1perdo2ppedro1
Edit distance from "Pedro"

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 "Pedro"?
"Pedro" is spelled P-E-D-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɛdɹəʊ/.
What does "Pedro" mean?
As a noun, "Pedro" means: An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
What words are commonly confused with "Pedro"?
"Pedro" is commonly confused with "per", "pro", "peer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pedro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pedro" is /ˈpɛdɹəʊ/. 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 "Pedro"?
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Peter, Piers, Pietro, and Boutros. 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 "Pedro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list