pellejo

/[peˈʝexo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,715

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

pellejo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cuero o piel del animal, en especial cuando se la ha quitado del animal muerto. Pronounced [peˈʝexo]. Often confused with pendejo and perplejo.

Key facts for pellejo
PropertyValue
Headwordpellejo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈʝexo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,715
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pellejo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈʝexo]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,715 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for pellejo, with forms such as "epllejo", "pelejo", and "peleljo". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "pendejo", "perplejo", "peleo", 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 pellejo, spelled P-E-L-L-E-J-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuero o piel del animal, en especial cuando se la ha quitado del animal muerto.
  2. 2
    Piel de la fruta o de alguna hortaliza.
  3. 3
    Vida humana.
  4. 4
    Trozo de la piel humana, en especial si ha desprendido o levantado debido a una herida o quemadura.
  5. 5
    Cuero cosido que en algunas partes se usa para transportar o conservar líquidos.
  6. 6
    Persona ebria.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epllejo,pelejo,peleljo,pellejjo,pelleoj,pelljeo,plelejo,ppellejo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pellejo

Misspelling Variants of "pellejo"

epllejo7pelejo6peleljo7pellejjo8pelleoj7pelljeo7plelejo7ppellejo8
Misspelling Variants of "pellejo"

Frequency rank: #27,715 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pellejo"?
"pellejo" is spelled P-E-L-L-E-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈʝexo].
What does "pellejo" mean?
As a noun, "pellejo" means: Cuero o piel del animal, en especial cuando se la ha quitado del animal muerto.
What words are commonly confused with "pellejo"?
"pellejo" is commonly confused with "pendejo", "perplejo", "peleo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pellejo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pellejo" is [peˈʝexo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pellejo" come from?
"pellejo" 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.