pendiente

[pẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e]

/[pẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

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The verdict

“pendiente” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,505. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,505
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pende, que cuelga.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pendiente · pendiente · Spanish

pendiente · rank #3,505 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,505
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pelota

Nearest frequency peer: pelota (-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 “pendiente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pendiente” 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).

pendiente vs poniente
78% similar
pendiente vs pendientes
90% similar

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

Key facts for pendiente
PropertyValue
Headwordpendiente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,505
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pendiente”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pelota” (#3,504), “permitido” (#3,506), “Pacífico” (#3,503). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pendiente” va en #3,505. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around pendiente (IPA [pẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,505 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pendiente, with forms such as "epndiente", "pedniente", and "penddiente". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "poniente", "pendientes", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pendiente, spelled P-E-N-D-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pende, que cuelga.
  2. 2
    Que se desvía de la horizontal, que está inclinado.
  3. 3
    Que aun no está resuelto.
  4. 4
    Que pone atención a algo o alguien.

This word in other languages

dévers(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epndiente
  • pedniente
  • penddiente
  • pendeinte
  • pendienet
  • pendiennte
  • pendientte
  • pendietne
  • pendinete
  • penidente
  • penndiente
  • pnediente
  • ppendiente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pendiente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epndiente2pedniente2penddiente1pendeinte2pendienet2pendiennte1pendientte1pendietne2
Edit distance from "pendiente"

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 "pendiente"?
"pendiente" is spelled P-E-N-D-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e].
What does "pendiente" mean?
As an adjective, "pendiente" means: Que pende, que cuelga.
What words are commonly confused with "pendiente"?
"pendiente" is commonly confused with "poniente", "pendientes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pendiente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pendiente" is [pẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pendiente" come from?
"pendiente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

permitido#3,506organizar#3,502ocupación#3,500tranquila#3,522

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

descubre13 variantsceremonia13 variantsdirectora13 variantseducativo13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list