pelusa
[peˈlusa]
The verdict
“pelusa” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #36,210 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,210
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pelo muy delgado y suave que recubre algunos vegetales y en especial la piel de las frutas.
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 | pelusa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˈlusa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #36,210 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pelusa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pelusa is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈlusa]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,210 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 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pelusa, with forms such as "eplusa", "pellusa", and "pelsua". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "plus", "pesa", "pluma", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is pelusa, spelled P-E-L-U-S-A.
Definition
- 1Pelo muy delgado y suave que recubre algunos vegetales y en especial la piel de las frutas.
- 2Pelo muy delgado y suave que se desprende de ciertas telas.
- 3Pelo muy delgado y suave que cubre algunas partes de la piel de las personas.
- 4Suciedad que se acumula bajo los muebles en forma de pequeñas aglomeraciones de filamentos con polvo.
- 5Envidia o celo infantil.
- 6Niño de las clases pobres que vaga por las calles.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eplusa,pellusa,pelsua,peluas,pelussa,peulsa,pleusa,ppelusa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pelusa - 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 “pelusa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-L-U-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peˈlusa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “plus” - see the side-by-side comparison. pelusa vs plus
- 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.