pachón

[paˈt͡ʃõn]

/[paˈt͡ʃõn]/ adj

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The verdict

“pachón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,421 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,421
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suave, acolchado, esponjoso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pachon · pachón · Spanish

pachón · rank #94,421 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,421
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH paladino

Nearest frequency peer: paladino (+2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “pachón”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pachón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pachón
PropertyValue
Headwordpachón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[paˈt͡ʃõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,421
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pachón” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pachóncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “paladino” (#94,423), “osmótica” (#94,418), “paleontológicos” (#94,424). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pachón” va en #94,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pachón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,421 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [paˈt͡ʃõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for pachón in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pachón, spelled P-A-C-H-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suave, acolchado, esponjoso.
  2. 2
    Que tiene los cabellos alborotados o esponjados.
  3. 3
    Que tiene los cabellos largos.
  4. 4
    Que está ligeramente excedido de peso.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pachón"?
"pachón" is spelled P-A-C-H-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈt͡ʃõn].
What does "pachón" mean?
As an adjective, "pachón" means: Suave, acolchado, esponjoso.
How do you pronounce "pachón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pachón" is [paˈt͡ʃõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pachón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oropel#94,417pardon#94,431pecosa#94,438novelo#94,401

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list