peinarse

[pejˈnaɾse]

/[pejˈnaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“peinarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,184 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,184
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alinear, desenredar o limpiar las fibras del propio cabello, con un implemento con dientes para ese efecto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-peinarse · peinarse · Spanish

peinarse · rank #67,184 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,184
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH peleada

Nearest frequency peer: peleada (+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 “peinarse”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for peinarse
PropertyValue
Headwordpeinarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pejˈnaɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,184
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “peinarse” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “peleada” (#67,185), “Paulsen” (#67,182), “pelirrojas” (#67,186). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “peinarse” va en #67,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

peinarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,184 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pejˈnaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for peinarse, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is peinarse, spelled P-E-I-N-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alinear, desenredar o limpiar las fibras del propio cabello, con un implemento con dientes para ese efecto.
  2. 2
    Tener dominio de una habilidad o disciplina.
  3. 3
    Enojarse.

Antonyms

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 "peinarse"?
"peinarse" is spelled P-E-I-N-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pejˈnaɾse].
What does "peinarse" mean?
As a verb, "peinarse" means: Alinear, desenredar o limpiar las fibras del propio cabello, con un implemento con dientes para ese efecto.
How do you pronounce "peinarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peinarse" is [pejˈnaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peinarse" come from?
"peinarse" 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 "peinarse", 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