pendejo
Spanish, noun/penˈdexo/
pendejo is spelled P-E-N-D-E-J-O (7 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,909th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pendejo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a single pubic hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Parte inferior del abdomen, justo por encima de los genitales y sobre el hueso coxal, que tras la pubertad…”.
What does pendejo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea single pubic hair
- 2
Mexicoderogatorymasculineoffensivevulgarstupid person, idiot
Paco reprobó el examen porque es un pinche pendejo.
- 3
colloquialmasculinevulgarmean person, jerk
- 4
masculinevulgarcunning/sly person
- 5
colloquialmasculinecoward
- 6
colloquialmasculineboy
Cuando era pendejo íbamos a Mar de Plata todos los veranos.
- 7
colloquialmasculinemistletoe
- 8
colloquialmasculinetype of pumpkin
adjective
- 1
Mexicostupid
- 2
mean (bad to someone else)
- 3
cunning, sly
- 4
cowardly
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Parte inferior del abdomen, justo por encima de los genitales y sobre el hueso coxal, que tras la pubertad desarrolla vello. 2. Por extensión, cada uno de los vellos que crece en el pendejo₁, el perineo y la ingle de los humanos adultos.
adjective: 1. Dicho de una persona, de poca edad o madurez. 2. Falto de inteligencia, entendimiento o astucia. 3. Cobarde y pusilánime. 4. De ingenio astuto e intención aviesa, hábil para la expresión y el engaño.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pendejo
- pendejos plural
- pendeja feminine
- pendejas feminine plural
- pndejo alternative
- pndjo alternative
- pndj alternative
- pdj alternative
- pnj alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pendejo?
- /penˈdexo/
- [pẽn̪ˈd̪e.xo]
- [pẽn̪ˈd̪exo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pendejo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pendejo in Spanish?
pendejo appears 20 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).