peñascos

[peˈɲaskos]

/[peˈɲaskos]/ noun

The verdict

“peñascos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,167 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,167
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de peñasco.

Corpus desk

Index ES-penascos · peñascos · Spanish

peñascos · rank #85,167 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,167
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH peuco

Nearest frequency peer: peuco (-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 “peñascos”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “peñascos” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for peñascos
PropertyValue
Headwordpeñascos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈɲaskos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,167
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “peñascos” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).peñascoscae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “peuco” (#85,166), “pilotando” (#85,168), “pets” (#85,165). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “peñascos” va en #85,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

peñascos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,167 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peˈɲaskos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de peñasco.".

peñascos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is peñascos, spelled P-E-Ñ-A-S-C-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de peñasco.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peñascos"?
"peñascos" is spelled P-E-Ñ-A-S-C-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈɲaskos].
What does "peñascos" mean?
As a noun, "peñascos" means: Forma del plural de peñasco.
How do you pronounce "peñascos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peñascos" is [peˈɲaskos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peñascos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "peñascos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list