pegajosos

[peɣ̞aˈxosos]

/[peɣ̞aˈxosos]/ adj

The verdict

“pegajosos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,311 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,311
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del masculino plural de pegajoso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pegajosos · pegajosos · Spanish

pegajosos · rank #71,311 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,311
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pedúnculos

Nearest frequency peer: pedúnculos (-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 “pegajosos”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pegajosos
PropertyValue
Headwordpegajosos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[peɣ̞aˈxosos]
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,311
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pegajosos” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pegajososcae 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: “pedúnculos” (#71,310), “penados” (#71,312), “pecando” (#71,309). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pegajosos” va en #71,311. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pegajosos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,311 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [peɣ̞aˈxosos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del masculino plural de pegajoso.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pegajosos, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is pegajosos, spelled P-E-G-A-J-O-S-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del masculino plural de pegajoso.

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 "pegajosos"?
"pegajosos" is spelled P-E-G-A-J-O-S-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [peɣ̞aˈxosos].
What does "pegajosos" mean?
As an adjective, "pegajosos" means: Forma del masculino plural de pegajoso.
How do you pronounce "pegajosos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pegajosos" is [peɣ̞aˈxosos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pegajosos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pegajosos", 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