pelapecho
[pelaˈpet͡ʃo]
The verdict
“pelapecho” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En las creencias de Chiloé, persona que practica la brujería.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pelapecho · pelapecho · Spanish
pelapecho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | pelapecho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pelaˈpet͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pelapecho” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pelapecho is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pelaˈpet͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En las creencias de Chiloé, persona que practica la brujería.".
pelapecho has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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, 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 pelapecho, spelled P-E-L-A-P-E-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1En las creencias de Chiloé, persona que practica la brujería.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pelapecho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Me quedé mirándolo. —¿Luna llena? ¿Ritual? ¿Qué no será acaso un pelapecho el amigo? El paquidermo movió la cabeza. —¡Ah, señor Garay! Usted quiere reírse de mí. ¡No me venga a decir ahora que cree en brujos, como la gente de por acá!
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.