pelado

/[peˈlað̞o]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,233

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pelado is anSpanishadj. It means: Carente de su cobertura, en particular de pelo. Pronounced [peˈlað̞o]. Often confused with pelo and plazo.

Key facts for pelado
PropertyValue
Headwordpelado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[peˈlað̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,233
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pelado in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pelado is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈlað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,233 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for pelado, with forms such as "eplado", "pealdo", and "peladdo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pelo", "plazo", "plano", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pelado, spelled P-E-L-A-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carente de su cobertura, en particular de pelo.
  2. 2
    Con falta de cabello en la cabeza.
  3. 3
    Dícese de la persona con pocos recursos económicos y culturales.
  4. 4
    Ser humano de corta edad.
  5. 5
    Desprovisto de ropa.
  6. 6
    Desprovisto de educación, cultura o refinamiento; de mal gusto.
  7. 7
    Sin dinero.
  8. 8
    Sin agregados, sin acompañamiento.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eplado,pealdo,peladdo,pelaod,peldao,pellado,pleado,ppelado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pelado

Misspelling Variants of "pelado"

eplado6pealdo6peladdo7pelaod6peldao6pellado7pleado6ppelado7
Misspelling Variants of "pelado"

Frequency rank: #17,233 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pelado"?
"pelado" is spelled P-E-L-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈlað̞o].
What does "pelado" mean?
As an adj, "pelado" means: Carente de su cobertura, en particular de pelo.
What words are commonly confused with "pelado"?
"pelado" is commonly confused with "pelo", "plazo", "plano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pelado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pelado" is [peˈlað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pelado" come from?
"pelado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.