penique
[peˈnike]
The verdict
“penique” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,287 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,287
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unidad monetaria británica, equivalente a una centésima parte de la libra esterlina desde 1971, y a la doceava parte de un chelín antes de esa fecha.
Corpus desk
Index ES-penique · penique · Spanish
penique · rank #82,287 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,287
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 48,357
- PHOTO-FINISH pendenciero
Nearest frequency peer: pendenciero (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “penique”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- penachos
penachos
17,716 corpus weight
- pendenciero
pendenciero
17,715 corpus weight
- penique
penique
17,714 corpus weight
- pensare
pensare
17,713 corpus weight
- perdonaba
perdonaba
17,712 corpus weight
- perorata
perorata
17,711 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “penique” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | penique |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˈnike] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #82,287 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “penique” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
penique is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,287 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peˈnike]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
penique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is penique, spelled P-E-N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Unidad monetaria británica, equivalente a una centésima parte de la libra esterlina desde 1971, y a la doceava parte de un chelín antes de esa fecha.
- 2Moneda de un centavo de dólar en Estados Unidos o Canadá.
- 3Antigua unidad monetaria de Alemania, equivalente a la centésima parte de un marco.
- 4Unidad monetaria de Bosnia y Herzegovina, equivalente a la centésima parte de un marco.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how penique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les he visto cambiar una poncha, o mantilla de pieles de zorras pequeñas, tan finas y hermosas como las de armiño, de cinco a siete pesos cada una, por cuatro hilos, u órdenes de cuentas, que no valían más de cuatro peniques, o poco más de real y medio de España de vellón.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "penique"?
What does "penique" mean?
How do you pronounce "penique"?
What language does "penique" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "penique", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.