pelícano
[peˈlikano]
The verdict
“pelícano” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #62,533 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #62,533
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Pelecanus) Ave de gran pico y de zonas comúnmente costeras, tiene aproximadamente 8 o más especies frecuentemente conocidas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pelícano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˈlikano] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pelícano” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pelícano is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈlikano]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,533 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pelícano, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is pelícano, spelled P-E-L-Í-C-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1(Pelecanus) Ave de gran pico y de zonas comúnmente costeras, tiene aproximadamente 8 o más especies frecuentemente conocidas.
- 2Gatillo (instrumento para sacar muelas).
This word in other languages
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 “pelícano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-L-Í-C-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peˈlikano] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.