pendejos

[pẽn̪ˈd̪exos]

/[pẽn̪ˈd̪exos]/ noun

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The verdict

“pendejos” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,291
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-pendejos · pendejos · Spanish

pendejos · rank #8,291 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,291
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pechos

Nearest frequency peer: pechos (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pendejos”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pendejos” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pendejos vs perdemos
75% similar
pendejos vs pensemos
75% similar
pendejos vs pendejo
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pendejos
PropertyValue
Headwordpendejos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pẽn̪ˈd̪exos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,291
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pendejos”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pendejoscae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pechos” (#8,290), “permitía” (#8,292), “pare” (#8,289). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pendejos” va en #8,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around pendejos (IPA [pẽn̪ˈd̪exos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,291 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de pendejo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pendejos, with forms such as "epndejos", "pednejos", and "penddejos". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "perdemos", "pensemos", "pendejo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is pendejos, spelled P-E-N-D-E-J-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de pendejo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epndejos
  • pednejos
  • penddejos
  • pendejjos
  • pendejoss
  • pendejso
  • pendeojs
  • pendjeos
  • penedjos
  • penndejos
  • pnedejos
  • ppendejos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pendejos - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epndejos2pednejos2penddejos1pendejjos1pendejoss1pendejso2pendeojs2pendjeos2
Edit distance from "pendejos"

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 "pendejos"?
"pendejos" is spelled P-E-N-D-E-J-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pẽn̪ˈd̪exos].
What does "pendejos" mean?
As a noun, "pendejos" means: Forma del plural de pendejo.
What words are commonly confused with "pendejos"?
"pendejos" is commonly confused with "perdemos", "pensemos", "pendejo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pendejos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pendejos" is [pẽn̪ˈd̪exos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pendejos" come from?
"pendejos" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

permitía#8,292pacífica#8,287plantear#8,295mostraba#8,285

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

ocurriendo12 variantsinsultar12 variantsseriedad12 variantsHarvard12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list