peinilla

[pejˈniʝa]

/[pejˈniʝa]/ noun

The verdict

“peinilla” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peine de bolsillo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-peinilla · peinilla · Spanish

peinilla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for peinilla
PropertyValue
Headwordpeinilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pejˈniʝa]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “peinilla” en español

peinillaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

peinilla is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pejˈniʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

peinilla has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 peinilla, spelled P-E-I-N-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Peine de bolsillo.
  2. 2
    Peine corto con varias hileras de púas.
  3. 3
    Machete de poco tamaño.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peinilla"?
"peinilla" is spelled P-E-I-N-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pejˈniʝa].
What does "peinilla" mean?
As a noun, "peinilla" means: Peine de bolsillo.
How do you pronounce "peinilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peinilla" is [pejˈniʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peinilla" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list