pelotudo

[peloˈt̪uð̞o]

/[peloˈt̪uð̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“pelotudo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,544. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,544
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una persona, que actúa sin entendimiento, razón ni gracia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pelotudo · pelotudo · Spanish

pelotudo · rank #5,544 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,544
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH otorga

Nearest frequency peer: otorga (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pelotudo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pelotudo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pelotudo vs peludo
75% similar
pelotudo vs pelotazo
75% similar
pelotudo vs pelotero
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pelotudo
PropertyValue
Headwordpelotudo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[peloˈt̪uð̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,544
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pelotudo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pelotudocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “otorga” (#5,543), “piedad” (#5,545), “obstáculos” (#5,542). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pelotudo” va en #5,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around pelotudo (IPA [peloˈt̪uð̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,544 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pelotudo, with forms such as "eplotudo", "pellotudo", and "pelotduo". 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, "peludo", "pelotazo", "pelotero", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 pelotudo, spelled P-E-L-O-T-U-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona, que actúa sin entendimiento, razón ni gracia.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una acción, propia de un pelotudo₁.
  3. 3
    Dicho de una actividad o tarea, extremadamente fácil o sencilla.^([cita requerida])
  4. 4
    Dado a la pereza y a la inactividad; haragán.
  5. 5
    De grandes dimensiones en cuanto a tamaño o valor.

Synonyms

boludopendejotontopapayita

This word in other languages

moron(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eplotudo
  • pellotudo
  • pelotduo
  • pelottudo
  • pelotuddo
  • pelotuod
  • peloutdo
  • peltoudo
  • peoltudo
  • pleotudo
  • ppelotudo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pelotudo - 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.

eplotudo2pellotudo1pelotduo2pelottudo1pelotuddo1pelotuod2peloutdo2peltoudo2
Edit distance from "pelotudo"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pelotudo"?
"pelotudo" is spelled P-E-L-O-T-U-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peloˈt̪uð̞o].
What does "pelotudo" mean?
As an adjective, "pelotudo" means: Dicho de una persona, que actúa sin entendimiento, razón ni gracia.
What words are commonly confused with "pelotudo"?
"pelotudo" is commonly confused with "peludo", "pelotazo", "pelotero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pelotudo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pelotudo" is [peloˈt̪uð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pelotudo" come from?
"pelotudo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pelotudo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mostrado#5,535llamaron#5,529ilegales#5,518Trinidad#5,570

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

novedad11 variantsprestar11 variantsgrabado11 variantsafectado11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list