pelar

/[peˈlaɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,534

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pelar is aSpanishverb. It means: Quitar el pelo o la piel a algo. Pronounced [peˈlaɾ]. Often confused with Per and peor.

Key facts for pelar
PropertyValue
Headwordpelar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peˈlaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,534
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pelar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,534 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for pelar, with forms such as "eplar", "pealr", and "pelarr". 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, "Per", "peor", "plan", 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 pelar, spelled P-E-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quitar el pelo o la piel a algo.
  2. 2
    Hablar mal de alguien.
  3. 3
    Dejar pelado a alguien, gastar o quitar todo el dinero.
  4. 4
    Azotar con un rejo, látigo, cinturón o correa a modo de castigo.
  5. 5
    No acertar en algo, fallar.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eplar,pealr,pelarr,pellar,plear,ppelar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pelar

Misspelling Variants of "pelar"

eplar5pealr5pelarr6pellar6plear5ppelar6
Misspelling Variants of "pelar"

Frequency rank: #23,534 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pelar"?
"pelar" is spelled P-E-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈlaɾ].
What does "pelar" mean?
As a verb, "pelar" means: Quitar el pelo o la piel a algo.
What words are commonly confused with "pelar"?
"pelar" is commonly confused with "Per", "peor", "plan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pelar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pelar" is [peˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pelar" come from?
"pelar" 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.