penar
[peˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“penar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,519 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,519
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imponer una pena, sanción o condena.
Corpus desk
Index ES-penar · penar · Spanish
penar · rank #70,519 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,519
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH pensase
Nearest frequency peer: pensase (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “penar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- penada
penada
29,484 corpus weight
- penar
penar
29,482 corpus weight
- pensase
pensase
29,481 corpus weight
- percal
percal
29,479 corpus weight
- perfilado
perfilado
29,477 corpus weight
- perforando
perforando
29,476 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “penar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | penar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [peˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #70,519 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “penar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
penar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,519 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [peˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
penar has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is penar, spelled P-E-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Imponer una pena, sanción o condena.
- 2Señalar el código jurídico de un país una sanción precisa para determinados delitos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how penar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fumar en un recinto público está penado por ley.
Antonyms
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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