pedúnculo

[peˈð̞ũŋkulo]

/[peˈð̞ũŋkulo]/ noun

The verdict

“pedúnculo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,827 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,827
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pezón (rama pequeña que sostiene al fruto, flor, u hoja).

Corpus desk

Index ES-pedunculo · pedúnculo · Spanish

pedúnculo · rank #51,827 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,827
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH Perera

Nearest frequency peer: Perera (+4 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 “pedúnculo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pedúnculo
PropertyValue
Headwordpedúnculo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈð̞ũŋkulo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,827
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pedúnculo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pedúnculocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Perera” (#51,831), “paralizadas” (#51,822), “permeable” (#51,832). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pedúnculo” va en #51,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pedúnculo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,827 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peˈð̞ũŋkulo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pezón (rama pequeña que sostiene al fruto, flor, u hoja).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for pedúnculo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is pedúnculo, spelled P-E-D-Ú-N-C-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pezón (rama pequeña que sostiene al fruto, flor, u hoja).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pedúnculo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Así pasó Espejo un largo rato, simplemente sintonizando con el mundo, mientras el plieguecito azulado temblaba entre sus dedos movido por la brisa, como una hoja, como una hoja palpitante ligada por un vivo pedúnculo a un árbol lleno de vida».

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 "pedúnculo"?
"pedúnculo" is spelled P-E-D-Ú-N-C-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈð̞ũŋkulo].
What does "pedúnculo" mean?
As a noun, "pedúnculo" means: Pezón (rama pequeña que sostiene al fruto, flor, u hoja).
How do you pronounce "pedúnculo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pedúnculo" is [peˈð̞ũŋkulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pedúnculo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list