pena capital
[ˈpena kapiˈt̪al]
The verdict
“pena capital” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentencia aplicada por el poder judicial y que consiste en la ejecución de un condenado por parte del Estado, como castigo por un delito.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pena-capital · pena capital · Spanish
pena capital · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pena capital |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpena kapiˈt̪al] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pena capital” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pena capital is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpena kapiˈt̪al]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sentencia aplicada por el poder judicial y que consiste en la ejecución de un condenado por parte del Estado, como castigo por un delito.".
No misspelling variants are generated for pena capital in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is pena capital, spelled P-E-N-A- -C-A-P-I-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Sentencia aplicada por el poder judicial y que consiste en la ejecución de un condenado por parte del Estado, como castigo por un delito.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.