pekinés
[pekiˈnes]
The verdict
“pekinés” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Originario, relativo a, o propio de Pekín. Grafía alternativa de pequinés.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pekinés |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pekiˈnes] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pekinés” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pekinés is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pekiˈnes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Originario, relativo a, o propio de Pekín. Grafía alternativa de pequinés.".
pekinés doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pekinés, spelled P-E-K-I-N-É-S.
Definition
- 1Originario, relativo a, o propio de Pekín. Grafía alternativa de pequinés.
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.
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Using “pekinés”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-K-I-N-É-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pekiˈnes] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.