de pe a pa
[d̪e ˈpe a ˈpa]
The verdict
“de pe a pa” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enteramente, en toda su extensión, desde el principio hasta el fin. Se dice de explicaciones, relatos o saberes.
Corpus desk
Index ES-de-pe-a-pa · de pe a pa · Spanish
de pe a pa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de pe a pa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [d̪e ˈpe a ˈpa] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “de pe a pa” en español
Rare enough to double-check
de pe a pa is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [d̪e ˈpe a ˈpa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for de pe a pa in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is de pe a pa, spelled D-E- -P-E- -A- -P-A.
Definition
- 1Enteramente, en toda su extensión, desde el principio hasta el fin. Se dice de explicaciones, relatos o saberes.
- 2Claramente, de manera fácil de comprender u obvia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de pe a pa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ella tiene sus reglas para todo, y tu, que has vivido en Santiago, debes entenderlas mejor que yo. Pero si no las entiendes, ella te las esplicará de pe a pa
Cuando Correas enseñó que de pe-a pa (pues asf se debiera escribir) significa decir las cosas claras, pregonó una verdad de Perogrullo …. Cosas de pe-a pa, son cosas claras; razón de pe-a pa, es razón evidente; negocio de pe-a pa, es negocio manifiesto; oficio de pe-a pa, es oficio que todo el mundo sabe hacer; ley de pe-a pa, es ley obvia á todos. Por es…
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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.