pelvis

/[ˈpelβ̞is]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,557

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

pelvis is aSpanishnoun. It means: 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... Pronounced [ˈpelβ̞is]. Often confused with polis and polvos.

Key facts for pelvis
PropertyValue
Headwordpelvis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpelβ̞is]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,557
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pelvis is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for pelvis, with forms such as "eplvis", "pelbis", and "pelivs". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "polis", "polvos", "peli", 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 pelvis, spelled P-E-L-V-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    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 vejiga urinaria y algunos órganos, correspondientes al aparato genital, principalmente en la mujer.
  2. 2
    Receptáculo membranoso, en forma de embudo, que se halla en el interior de cada riñón y es el principio del uréter.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eplvis,pelbis,pelivs,pellvis,pelviss,pelvsi,pelvvis,pevlis,plevis,ppelvis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pelvis

Misspelling Variants of "pelvis"

eplvis6pelbis6pelivs6pellvis7pelviss7pelvsi6pelvvis7pevlis6
Misspelling Variants of "pelvis"

Frequency rank: #26,557 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pelvis"?
"pelvis" is spelled P-E-L-V-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpelβ̞is].
What does "pelvis" mean?
As a noun, "pelvis" means: 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...
What words are commonly confused with "pelvis"?
"pelvis" is commonly confused with "polis", "polvos", "peli". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pelvis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pelvis" is [ˈpelβ̞is]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pelvis" come from?
"pelvis" 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.