pandero

[pãn̪ˈd̪eɾo]

/[pãn̪ˈd̪eɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“pandero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,190 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,190
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento de percusión formado por un aro de madera o metal cubierto de un parche por uno o ambos lados, y dotado de cascabeles.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pandero · pandero · Spanish

pandero · rank #90,190 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,190
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pancracio

Nearest frequency peer: pancracio (-1 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 “pandero”

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 “pandero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pandero
PropertyValue
Headwordpandero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pãn̪ˈd̪eɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,190
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pandero” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pancracio” (#90,189), “papagayos” (#90,191), “parapolítica” (#90,192). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pandero” va en #90,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pandero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,190 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pãn̪ˈd̪eɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pandero, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is pandero, spelled P-A-N-D-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento de percusión formado por un aro de madera o metal cubierto de un parche por uno o ambos lados, y dotado de cascabeles.
  2. 2
    Artificio volador utilizado como entretenimiento, que consta de una superficie de papel, tela u otro material liviano montada sobre una armazón sólida de caña y sujetada a un hilo por la parte inferior.
  3. 3
    Persona locuaz y tonta.
  4. 4
    Conjunto de la musculatura de la parte posterior de la cadera.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pandero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A vn tamborino e vn pandero, por mandado de la ynfante, vna dobla, 365 mrs.
  2. Dentro del anillo formado, tres individuos sentados en el suelo, constituyen la orquesta necesaria para el espectáculo. Uno toca un pandero ronco. Otro un albogue. Otro —que es negro— una larga flauta de caña.

Synonyms

panderabarriletechiringacometacoronelpapagayopapalotevolantín

This word in other languages

tambourine(English)tambour de basque(Français)Tamburin(Deutsch)

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 "pandero"?
"pandero" is spelled P-A-N-D-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pãn̪ˈd̪eɾo].
What does "pandero" mean?
As a noun, "pandero" means: Instrumento de percusión formado por un aro de madera o metal cubierto de un parche por uno o ambos lados, y dotado de cascabeles.
How do you pronounce "pandero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pandero" is [pãn̪ˈd̪eɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list