pencas

[ˈpẽŋkas]

/[ˈpẽŋkas]/ noun

The verdict

“pencas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,043 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,043
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-pencas · pencas · Spanish

pencas · rank #61,043 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,043
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH penalty

Nearest frequency peer: penalty (-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 “pencas”

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 “pencas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pencas
PropertyValue
Headwordpencas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpẽŋkas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,043
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pencas” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pencascae 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: “penalty” (#61,042), “peos” (#61,044), “pella” (#61,041). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pencas” va en #61,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pencas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,043 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpẽŋkas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de penca.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pencas, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pencas, spelled P-E-N-C-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de penca.

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list