pelusa

/[peˈlusa]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,210

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

pelusa is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pelo muy delgado y suave que recubre algunos vegetales y en especial la piel de las frutas. Pronounced [peˈlusa]. Often confused with plus and pesa.

Key facts for pelusa
PropertyValue
Headwordpelusa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈlusa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,210
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pelusa is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for pelusa, with forms such as "eplusa", "pellusa", and "pelsua". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "plus", "pesa", "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 pelusa, spelled P-E-L-U-S-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pelo muy delgado y suave que recubre algunos vegetales y en especial la piel de las frutas.
  2. 2
    Pelo muy delgado y suave que se desprende de ciertas telas.
  3. 3
    Pelo muy delgado y suave que cubre algunas partes de la piel de las personas.
  4. 4
    Suciedad que se acumula bajo los muebles en forma de pequeñas aglomeraciones de filamentos con polvo.
  5. 5
    Envidia o celo infantil.
  6. 6
    Niño de las clases pobres que vaga por las calles.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eplusa,pellusa,pelsua,peluas,pelussa,peulsa,pleusa,ppelusa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pelusa

Misspelling Variants of "pelusa"

eplusa6pellusa7pelsua6peluas6pelussa7peulsa6pleusa6ppelusa7
Misspelling Variants of "pelusa"

Frequency rank: #36,210 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pelusa"?
"pelusa" is spelled P-E-L-U-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈlusa].
What does "pelusa" mean?
As a noun, "pelusa" means: Pelo muy delgado y suave que recubre algunos vegetales y en especial la piel de las frutas.
What words are commonly confused with "pelusa"?
"pelusa" is commonly confused with "plus", "pesa", "pluma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pelusa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pelusa" is [peˈlusa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pelusa" come from?
"pelusa" 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.