peinar

[pejˈnaɾ]

/[pejˈnaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“peinar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,611
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alinear, desenredar o limpiar las fibras del cabello, el pelo, la lana, etc., generalmente empleando un implemento con dientes para ese efecto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-peinar · peinar · Spanish

peinar · rank #42,611 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,611
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pegatina

Nearest frequency peer: pegatina (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “peinar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “peinar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

peinar vs pena
67% similar
peinar vs piña
50% similar
peinar vs pesar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for peinar
PropertyValue
Headwordpeinar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pejˈnaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,611
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “peinar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.peinarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pegatina” (#42,610), “pectoral” (#42,609), “penetran” (#42,613). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “peinar” va en #42,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around peinar (IPA [pejˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,611 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for peinar, with forms such as "epinar", "peianr", and "peinarr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pena", "piña", "pesar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is peinar, spelled P-E-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alinear, desenredar o limpiar las fibras del cabello, el pelo, la lana, etc., generalmente empleando un implemento con dientes para ese efecto.
  2. 2
    Sacar elementos no deseados de un terreno, en particular una montaña o roca, en preparación para cultivos o proyectos arquitectónicos.
  3. 3
    Recorrer una zona parte por parte en busca de algo o alguien.
  4. 4
    Rozar o tocar levemente una cosa a otra.

Synonyms

crinar

Antonyms

despeinar

This word in other languages

comb(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epinar
  • peianr
  • peinarr
  • peinnar
  • peinra
  • peniar
  • pienar
  • ppeinar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of peinar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epinar2peianr2peinarr1peinnar1peinra2peniar2pienar2ppeinar1
Edit distance from "peinar"

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 "peinar"?
"peinar" is spelled P-E-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pejˈnaɾ].
What does "peinar" mean?
As a verb, "peinar" means: Alinear, desenredar o limpiar las fibras del cabello, el pelo, la lana, etc., generalmente empleando un implemento con dientes para ese efecto.
What words are commonly confused with "peinar"?
"peinar" is commonly confused with "pena", "piña", "pesar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "peinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peinar" is [pejˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peinar" come from?
"peinar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

palcos#42,602pibito#42,620opinen#42,597Motril#42,578

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

quiste8 variantsratero8 variantsmonada8 variantsmanita8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list