in pectore
[ˈĩm pekˈt̪oɾe]
The verdict
“in pectore” 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) - Dicho de una acción, decisión o documento: que debe conservarse en secreto. Aplica sobre todo a los nombramientos de los cardenales hechos por el papa que no son revelados al público.
Corpus desk
Index ES-in-pectore · in pectore · Spanish
in pectore · 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 "I" 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 | in pectore |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈĩm pekˈt̪oɾe] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “in pectore” en español
Rare enough to double-check
in pectore is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈĩm pekˈt̪oɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dicho de una acción, decisión o documento: que debe conservarse en secreto. Aplica sobre todo a los nombramientos de los cardenales hechos por el papa que no son revelados al público.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for in pectore, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is in pectore, spelled I-N- -P-E-C-T-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1Dicho de una acción, decisión o documento: que debe conservarse en secreto. Aplica sobre todo a los nombramientos de los cardenales hechos por el papa que no son revelados al público.
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.