penitencia

[peniˈt̪ẽnsja]

/[peniˈt̪ẽnsja]/ noun

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The verdict

“penitencia” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,234. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,234
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sacramento de algunas religiones cristianas, que por medio de este, el sacerdote perdona los pecados al pecador arrepentido cuando los confiesa, haciendo un posterior propósito de enmienda.

Corpus desk

Index ES-penitencia · penitencia · Spanish

penitencia · rank #17,234 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,234
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pelado

Nearest frequency peer: pelado (-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 “penitencia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “penitencia” 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
Key facts for penitencia
PropertyValue
Headwordpenitencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peniˈt̪ẽnsja]
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,234
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “penitencia”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.penitenciacae 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 “pelado” (#17,233), “paulatinamente” (#17,232), “peregrinación” (#17,236). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “penitencia” va en #17,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around penitencia (IPA [peniˈt̪ẽnsja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,234 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for penitencia, with forms such as "epnitencia", "peintencia", and "penietncia". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is penitencia, spelled P-E-N-I-T-E-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sacramento de algunas religiones cristianas, que por medio de este, el sacerdote perdona los pecados al pecador arrepentido cuando los confiesa, haciendo un posterior propósito de enmienda.
  2. 2
    Virtud que consiste en arrepentirse por haber pecado.
  3. 3
    Pena que el cura confesor impone al penitente como expiación de sus pecados.
  4. 4
    Acción en la que una persona se mortifica, ya sea interna o externamente.
  5. 5
    Cualquier cosa que deba aguantarse.
  6. 6
    Castigo público.
  7. 7
    En algunos juegos, una pequeña pena impuesta al perdedor. No supone un castigo, sino una acción poco agradable.

Synonyms

confesión

This word in other languages

penance(English)pénitence(Français)Buße(Deutsch)penitência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epnitencia
  • peintencia
  • penietncia
  • penitecnia
  • penitencai
  • penitenccia
  • penitenica
  • penitenncia
  • penitensia
  • penitnecia
  • penittencia
  • pennitencia
  • pentiencia
  • pneitencia
  • ppenitencia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epnitencia2peintencia2penietncia2penitecnia2penitencai2penitenccia1penitenica2penitenncia1
Edit distance from "penitencia"

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 "penitencia"?
"penitencia" is spelled P-E-N-I-T-E-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peniˈt̪ẽnsja].
What does "penitencia" mean?
As a noun, "penitencia" means: Sacramento de algunas religiones cristianas, que por medio de este, el sacerdote perdona los pecados al pecador arrepentido cuando los confiesa, haciendo un posterior propósito de enmienda.
What are common misspellings of "penitencia"?
Common misspellings include "epnitencia", "peintencia", "penietncia", "penitecnia", "penitencai". The correct spelling is "penitencia".
How do you pronounce "penitencia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "penitencia" is [peniˈt̪ẽnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "penitencia" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

patriótica#17,231paréntesis#17,228Pontevedra#17,242negociando#17,218

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

quejándose15 variantsrechazaron15 variantsmediterránea15 variantsrepartidos15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list