pantalón

[pãn̪t̪aˈlõn]

/[pãn̪t̪aˈlõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“pantalón” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,034. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,034
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prenda de vestir que tipicamente cubre desde la cintura hasta los tobillos, pero que puede ser más corto, y en que cada pierna está envuelta por separado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pantalon · pantalón · Spanish

pantalón · rank #8,034 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,034
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH otorgado

Nearest frequency peer: otorgado (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pantalón”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pantalón” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

pantalón vs pantano
63% similar
pantalón vs panteón
75% similar
pantalón vs pantanos
63% similar

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

Key facts for pantalón
PropertyValue
Headwordpantalón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pãn̪t̪aˈlõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,034
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pantalón”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pantalóncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “otorgado” (#8,033), “pardo” (#8,035), “notado” (#8,032). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pantalón” va en #8,034. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around pantalón (IPA [pãn̪t̪aˈlõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,034 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pantalón, with forms such as "apntalón", "panatlón", and "panntalón". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "pantano", "panteón", "pantanos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is pantalón, spelled P-A-N-T-A-L-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prenda de vestir que tipicamente cubre desde la cintura hasta los tobillos, pero que puede ser más corto, y en que cada pierna está envuelta por separado.
  2. 2
    Prenda interior del traje de la mujer, más ancha y corta que el pantalón de los hombres.

Synonyms

pantalonescalzón

This word in other languages

pants(English)pantalon(Français)Beinkleid(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apntalón
  • panatlón
  • panntalón
  • pantallón
  • pantalnó
  • pantalónn
  • pantaóln
  • pantlaón
  • panttalón
  • patnalón
  • pnatalón
  • ppantalón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pantalón - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apntalón2panatlón2panntalón1pantallón1pantalnó2pantalónn1pantaóln2pantlaón2
Edit distance from "pantalón"

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 "pantalón"?
"pantalón" is spelled P-A-N-T-A-L-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pãn̪t̪aˈlõn].
What does "pantalón" mean?
As a noun, "pantalón" means: Prenda de vestir que tipicamente cubre desde la cintura hasta los tobillos, pero que puede ser más corto, y en que cada pierna está envuelta por separado.
What words are commonly confused with "pantalón"?
"pantalón" is commonly confused with "pantano", "panteón", "pantanos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pantalón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pantalón" is [pãn̪t̪aˈlõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pantalón" come from?
"pantalón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

otorgado#8,033perdidas#8,038national#8,029maniobra#8,020

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

sincera12 variantssoberano12 variantstalentos12 variantshicieran12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list