pelvis
[ˈpelβ̞is]
The verdict
“pelvis” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,557 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,557
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cavidad del cuerpo humano, en la parte inferior del tronco, y en cuya formación entran los huesos sacro, cóccix e innominados, y las partes blandas. Contiene la terminación del tubo digestivo, la v...
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 | pelvis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpelβ̞is] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #26,557 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pelvis” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pelvis is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpelβ̞is]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,557 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pelvis, with forms such as "eplvis", "pelbis", and "pelivs". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "polis", "polvos", "peli", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pelvis, spelled P-E-L-V-I-S.
Definition
- 1Cavidad del cuerpo humano, en la parte inferior del tronco, y en cuya formación entran los huesos sacro, cóccix e innominados, y las partes blandas. Contiene la terminación del tubo digestivo, la vejiga urinaria y algunos órganos, correspondientes al aparato genital, principalmente en la mujer.
- 2Receptáculo membranoso, en forma de embudo, que se halla en el interior de cada riñón y es el principio del uréter.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eplvis,pelbis,pelivs,pellvis,pelviss,pelvsi,pelvvis,pevlis,plevis,ppelvis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pelvis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “pelvis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-L-V-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpelβ̞is] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “polis” - see the side-by-side comparison. pelvis vs polis
- 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.