pedantería

[peð̞ãn̪t̪eˈɾia]

/[peð̞ãn̪t̪eˈɾia]/ noun

The verdict

“pedantería” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,149 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,149
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alarde vanidoso de conocimientos o erudición, real o falsa, fuera de un contexto social adecuado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pedanteria · pedantería · Spanish

pedantería · rank #85,149 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,149
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH PCUS

Nearest frequency peer: PCUS (-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 “pedantería”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pedantería
PropertyValue
Headwordpedantería
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peð̞ãn̪t̪eˈɾia]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,149
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pedantería” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pedanteríacae 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: “PCUS” (#85,148), “pedregosa” (#85,150), “pavoroso” (#85,146). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pedantería” va en #85,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pedantería is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,149 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peð̞ãn̪t̪eˈɾia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pedantería, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pedantería, spelled P-E-D-A-N-T-E-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alarde vanidoso de conocimientos o erudición, real o falsa, fuera de un contexto social adecuado.
  2. 2
    Lo que se dice o hace, en este vanidoso alarde de erudición real o falsa.

This word in other languages

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 "pedantería"?
"pedantería" is spelled P-E-D-A-N-T-E-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peð̞ãn̪t̪eˈɾia].
What does "pedantería" mean?
As a noun, "pedantería" means: Alarde vanidoso de conocimientos o erudición, real o falsa, fuera de un contexto social adecuado.
How do you pronounce "pedantería"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pedantería" is [peð̞ãn̪t̪eˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pedantería" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list