pedernal
[peð̞eɾˈnal]
The verdict
“pedernal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,844 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,844
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Roca sedimentaria constituida por sílice amorfo (SiO₄) o criptocristalino. Se encuentran en color negro o en tonos oscuros de azul, gris o pardo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pedernal · pedernal · Spanish
pedernal · rank #64,844 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,844
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH penosos
Nearest frequency peer: penosos (+2 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 “pedernal”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- parecerían
parecerían
35,164 corpus weight
- partiera
partiera
35,162 corpus weight
- parva
parva
35,161 corpus weight
- pedernal
pedernal
35,157 corpus weight
- penosos
penosos
35,155 corpus weight
- perdonada
perdonada
35,151 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pedernal” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pedernal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peð̞eɾˈnal] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #64,844 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pedernal” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pedernal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,844 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peð̞eɾˈnal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pedernal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is pedernal, spelled P-E-D-E-R-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Roca sedimentaria constituida por sílice amorfo (SiO₄) o criptocristalino. Se encuentran en color negro o en tonos oscuros de azul, gris o pardo.
- 2Suma dureza en cualquier especie.
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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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