pastún

[pasˈt̪ũn]

/[pasˈt̪ũn]/ adj

The verdict

“pastún” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,217 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,217
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perteneciente o relativo los pastunes (etnia de linaje segmentario que se concentra en Afganistán y Pakistán, con 40 millones de miembros) o a su cultura.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pastun · pastún · Spanish

pastún · rank #91,217 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,217
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pastan

Nearest frequency peer: pastan (-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 “pastún”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pastún
PropertyValue
Headwordpastún
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pasˈt̪ũn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,217
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pastún” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pastan” (#91,216), “pasmados” (#91,215), “patinetas” (#91,219). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pastún” va en #91,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pastún is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,217 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pasˈt̪ũn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perteneciente o relativo los pastunes (etnia de linaje segmentario que se concentra en Afganistán y Pakistán, con 40 millones de miembros) o a su cultura.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pastún, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 pastún, spelled P-A-S-T-Ú-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Perteneciente o relativo los pastunes (etnia de linaje segmentario que se concentra en Afganistán y Pakistán, con 40 millones de miembros) o a su cultura.

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 "pastún"?
"pastún" is spelled P-A-S-T-Ú-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pasˈt̪ũn].
What does "pastún" mean?
As an adjective, "pastún" means: Perteneciente o relativo los pastunes (etnia de linaje segmentario que se concentra en Afganistán y Pakistán, con 40 millones de miembros) o a su cultura.
How do you pronounce "pastún"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pastún" is [pasˈt̪ũn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pastún" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list