pendón

[pẽn̪ˈd̪õn]

/[pẽn̪ˈd̪õn]/ noun

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The verdict

“pendón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,439 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,439
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insignia o estandarte a modo de bandera, más larga que ancha, utilizada como distintivo desde la Edad Media.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pendon · pendón · Spanish

pendón · rank #52,439 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,439
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pentagrama

Nearest frequency peer: pentagrama (+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 “pendón”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pendón
PropertyValue
Headwordpendón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pẽn̪ˈd̪õn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,439
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pendón” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pendóncae 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: “pentagrama” (#52,440), “pater” (#52,437), “perfilar” (#52,442). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pendón” va en #52,439. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pendón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,439 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pẽn̪ˈd̪õn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pendón, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pendón, spelled P-E-N-D-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insignia o estandarte a modo de bandera, más larga que ancha, utilizada como distintivo desde la Edad Media.
  2. 2
    Insignia militar, que era una bandera o estandarte pequeño, y se usaba en la milicia para distinguir los regimientos, batallones y demás cuerpos del ejército que iban a la guerra. Hoy usan de banderas o estandartes, según sus institutos.
  3. 3
    Divisa o insignia que tienen las iglesias y cofradías para guiar las procesiones, y consiste en una asta de donde pende un pedazo largo de tela que remata en dos puntas.
  4. 4
    Vástago que sale del tronco principal del árbol.
  5. 5
    Insignia semejante a la bandera, de la cual se distingue en el tamaño, pues es un tercio más larga que ella, y redonda por el pendiente.
  6. 6
    Persona, especialmente mujer, muy alta, desvaída y descuidada.
  7. 7
    Persona de vida irregular y desordenada.
  8. 8
    Persona moralmente despreciable.
  9. 9
    Prostituta.

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 "pendón"?
"pendón" is spelled P-E-N-D-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pẽn̪ˈd̪õn].
What does "pendón" mean?
As a noun, "pendón" means: Insignia o estandarte a modo de bandera, más larga que ancha, utilizada como distintivo desde la Edad Media.
How do you pronounce "pendón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pendón" is [pẽn̪ˈd̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list