pelele
[peˈlele]
The verdict
“pelele” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #46,721 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #46,721
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Figura humana de paja o trapos que suele ponerse en los balcones o que mantea el pueblo en las carnestolendas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pelele |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˈlele] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #46,721 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pelele” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pelele is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈlele]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,721 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pelele, with forms such as "eplele", "peelle", and "peleel". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "peleo", "plebe", "people", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pelele, spelled P-E-L-E-L-E.
Definition
- 1Figura humana de paja o trapos que suele ponerse en los balcones o que mantea el pueblo en las carnestolendas.
- 2Persona simple o inútil.
- 3Prenda de punto de cuerpo entero que se pone a los bebés para estar en casa o para dormir.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eplele,peelle,peleel,pelelle,pellee,pellele,pleele,ppelele
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pelele - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pelele”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-L-E-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peˈlele] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “peleo” - see the side-by-side comparison. pelele vs peleo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.