pedrete gris
[peˈð̞ɾet̪e ˈɣ̞ɾis]
The verdict
“pedrete gris” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Nycticorax nycticorax) Ave pelecaniforme de la familia Ardeidae.2 3 ampliamente distribuida por Eurasia, África y América. De tamaño medio (entre 60 y 65 cm), ojos de color rojo intenso, garganta,...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pedrete gris |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [peˈð̞ɾet̪e ˈɣ̞ɾis] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pedrete gris” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pedrete gris is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈð̞ɾet̪e ˈɣ̞ɾis]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Nycticorax nycticorax) Ave pelecaniforme de la familia Ardeidae.2 3 ampliamente distribuida por Eurasia, África y América. De tamaño medio (entre 60 y 65 cm), ojos de color rojo intenso, garganta,...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pedrete gris, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is pedrete gris, spelled P-E-D-R-E-T-E- -G-R-I-S.
Definition
- 1(Nycticorax nycticorax) Ave pelecaniforme de la familia Ardeidae.2 3 ampliamente distribuida por Eurasia, África y América. De tamaño medio (entre 60 y 65 cm), ojos de color rojo intenso, garganta, pecho y partes inferiores de un blanco puro; la parte superior de la cabeza y el dorso son de un gris oscuro; de la nuca le salen tres largas plumas blancas; las patas y pies son de color amarillo pálido (algo más intenso en época de cría), y el pico, fuerte aunque no excesivamente largo, es verdoso en la base y negro en la parte superior. Es notable la escasa longitud de su cuello, si lo comparamos con el de otras garzas como la garza real o la garceta común.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pedrete gris”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-D-R-E-T-E- -G-R-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.