Pecos
[ˈpekos]
The verdict
“Pecos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,269 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,269
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad en el estado de Texas, Estados Unidos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pecos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈpekos] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #92,269 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pecos” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Pecos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,269 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈpekos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad en el estado de Texas, Estados Unidos.".
Pecos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Pecos, spelled P-E-C-O-S.
Definition
- 1Ciudad en el estado de Texas, Estados Unidos.
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.
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Using “Pecos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-C-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpekos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.