pela

[ˈpela]

/[ˈpela]/ noun

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The verdict

“pela” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,782. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,782
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Paliza (sucesión de golpes).

Corpus desk

Index ES-pela · pela · Spanish

pela · rank #21,782 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,782
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pensador

Nearest frequency peer: pensador (+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 “pela”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pela” 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).

pela vs Per
25% similar
pela vs pez
50% similar
pela vs pen
50% similar

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

Key facts for pela
PropertyValue
Headwordpela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpela]
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,782
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pela”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pelacae 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 “pensador” (#21,783), “pensara” (#21,784), “pentágono” (#21,785). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pela” va en #21,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around pela (IPA [ˈpela]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,782 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pela, with forms such as "epla", "peal", and "pella". 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, "Per", "pez", "pen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pela, spelled P-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Paliza (sucesión de golpes).
  2. 2
    Azotes dados con un cinturón.
  3. 3
    Ritual que se hace en los cumpleaños de varones, en donde se hace una ronda alrededor del cumpleañero y se lo golpea en la cabeza con las palmas de las manos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pela appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Si te sigues portando mal te voy a echar una pela

Synonyms

manteo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epla
  • peal
  • pella
  • plea
  • ppela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pela - 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.

epla2peal2pella1plea2ppela1
Edit distance from "pela"

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 "pela"?
"pela" is spelled P-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpela].
What does "pela" mean?
As a noun, "pela" means: Paliza (sucesión de golpes).
What words are commonly confused with "pela"?
"pela" is commonly confused with "Per", "pez", "pen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pela" is [ˈpela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pela" come from?
"pela" 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 "pela", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pros#21,806mart#21,750lupa#21,743into#21,718

Similar misspelling depth

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

hero5 variantscoso5 variantsgear5 variantsNiza5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list