pegadizo

[peɣ̞aˈð̞iso]

/[peɣ̞aˈð̞iso]/ adj

The verdict

“pegadizo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,111 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,111
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una sustancia o superficie: Que fácilmente se pega, adhiere o une a otra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pegadizo · pegadizo · Spanish

pegadizo · rank #53,111 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,111
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH penalizado

Nearest frequency peer: penalizado (+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 “pegadizo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pegadizo
PropertyValue
Headwordpegadizo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[peɣ̞aˈð̞iso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,111
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pegadizo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pegadizocae 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: “penalizado” (#53,112), “pazo” (#53,108), “pensá” (#53,114). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pegadizo” va en #53,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pegadizo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,111 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [peɣ̞aˈð̞iso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pegadizo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is pegadizo, spelled P-E-G-A-D-I-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una sustancia o superficie: Que fácilmente se pega, adhiere o une a otra.
  2. 2
    Que tiende a quedarse o grabarse en la memoria.
  3. 3
    Que se contagia con facilidad.
  4. 4
    Que se reúne con otro u otros para comer o divertirse, sin la intención de costear su propio consumo.
  5. 5
    Que no es natural, sino que lo reemplaza o se superpone a ello.
  6. 6
    Dicho de alguien: Que incomoda o importuna a otro con su insistente presencia, compañía o conversación.

Synonyms

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 "pegadizo"?
"pegadizo" is spelled P-E-G-A-D-I-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peɣ̞aˈð̞iso].
What does "pegadizo" mean?
As an adjective, "pegadizo" means: Dicho de una sustancia o superficie: Que fácilmente se pega, adhiere o une a otra.
How do you pronounce "pegadizo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pegadizo" is [peɣ̞aˈð̞iso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pegadizo" come from?
"pegadizo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list