pelotazo
[peloˈt̪aso]
The verdict
“pelotazo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #39,379 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,379
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Golpe que se da con una pelota₁ de jugar.
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 | pelotazo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peloˈt̪aso] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #39,379 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pelotazo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pelotazo is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peloˈt̪aso]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,379 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 generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pelotazo, with forms such as "eplotazo", "pellotazo", and "peloatzo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "pelotudo", "pelotero", "pelota", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 pelotazo, spelled P-E-L-O-T-A-Z-O.
Definition
- 1Golpe que se da con una pelota₁ de jugar.
- 2Manera de beber y servir bebidas alcohólicas en porciones relativamente grandes.
- 3Sitio donde cayó un ave a la que se le había disparado, reconocible por la pelota de plumas en tierra.
- 4Actividad o transacción con grandes beneficios financieros.
- 5Modo específico de golpear la pelota con cierto efecto de rotación en varios deportes.
- 6Aumentativo de pelota.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eplotazo,pellotazo,peloatzo,pelotaoz,pelotazzo,pelottazo,pelotzao,peltoazo,peoltazo,pleotazo,ppelotazo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pelotazo - 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 “pelotazo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-L-O-T-A-Z-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peloˈt̪aso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pelotudo” - see the side-by-side comparison. pelotazo vs pelotudo
- 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.