pelapecho

[pelaˈpet͡ʃo]

/[pelaˈpet͡ʃo]/ noun

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.

Key facts for pelapecho
PropertyValue
Headwordpelapecho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pelaˈpet͡ʃo]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pelapecho” en español

pelapechoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    En las creencias de Chiloé, persona que practica la brujería.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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!

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pelapecho"?
"pelapecho" is spelled P-E-L-A-P-E-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pelaˈpet͡ʃo].
What does "pelapecho" mean?
As a noun, "pelapecho" means: En las creencias de Chiloé, persona que practica la brujería.
How do you pronounce "pelapecho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pelapecho" is [pelaˈpet͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pelapecho" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list