pelágico
[peˈlaxiko]
The verdict
“pelágico” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Perteneciente o relativo a las áreas marinas ubicadas lejos de las costas o piélago.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pelagico · pelágico · Spanish
pelágico · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pelágico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [peˈlaxiko] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pelágico” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pelágico is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [peˈlaxiko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
pelágico has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pelágico, spelled P-E-L-Á-G-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Perteneciente o relativo a las áreas marinas ubicadas lejos de las costas o piélago.
- 2Se refiere a animales o vegetales marinos: Que viven en zonas alejadas de la costa
- 3Organismo acuático que vive en lagos grandes.
Antonyms
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.