peluca

/[peˈluka]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,830

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

peluca is aSpanishnoun. It means: Prenda que simula el cabello natural, la que puede estar confeccionada con pelo sintético o bien natural. Pronounced [peˈluka]. Often confused with pesca and placa.

Key facts for peluca
PropertyValue
Headwordpeluca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈluka]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,830
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for peluca is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈluka]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,830 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for peluca, with forms such as "epluca", "pelcua", and "pelluca". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "pesca", "placa", "pluma", and more, 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 peluca, spelled P-E-L-U-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prenda que simula el cabello natural, la que puede estar confeccionada con pelo sintético o bien natural.
  2. 2
    Persona que lleva o usa peluca₁.
  3. 3
    Reprensión severa, generalmente dada a un inferior.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epluca,pelcua,pelluca,peluac,pelucca,peulca,pleuca,ppeluca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for peluca

Misspelling Variants of "peluca"

epluca6pelcua6pelluca7peluac6pelucca7peulca6pleuca6ppeluca7
Misspelling Variants of "peluca"

Frequency rank: #19,830 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peluca"?
"peluca" is spelled P-E-L-U-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈluka].
What does "peluca" mean?
As a noun, "peluca" means: Prenda que simula el cabello natural, la que puede estar confeccionada con pelo sintético o bien natural.
What words are commonly confused with "peluca"?
"peluca" is commonly confused with "pesca", "placa", "pluma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "peluca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peluca" is [peˈluka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peluca" come from?
"peluca" 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.