penco
[ˈpẽŋko]
The verdict
“penco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,075 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,075
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De calidad inferior, mal hecho.
Corpus desk
Index ES-penco · penco · Spanish
penco · rank #64,075 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,075
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH peineta
Nearest frequency peer: peineta (-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 “penco”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- pecan
pecan
35,929 corpus weight
- peineta
peineta
35,927 corpus weight
- penco
penco
35,926 corpus weight
- penetrantes
penetrantes
35,925 corpus weight
- perchas
perchas
35,923 corpus weight
- perchero
perchero
35,922 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “penco” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | penco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpẽŋko] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #64,075 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “penco” en español
Rare enough to double-check
penco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,075 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpẽŋko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for penco, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is penco, spelled P-E-N-C-O.
Definition
- 1De calidad inferior, mal hecho.
- 2Referido a una persona, que se preocupa por cosas sin verdadera importancia.
This word in other languages
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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