penosos

[peˈnosos]

/[peˈnosos]/ adj

The verdict

“penosos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,846 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,846
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-penosos · penosos · Spanish

penosos · rank #64,846 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,846
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pedernal

Nearest frequency peer: pedernal (-2 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 “penosos”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for penosos
PropertyValue
Headwordpenosos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[peˈnosos]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,846
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “penosos” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).penososcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pedernal” (#64,844), “perdonada” (#64,850), “perforados” (#64,851). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “penosos” va en #64,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

penosos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,846 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [peˈnosos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de penoso.".

penosos has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is penosos, spelled P-E-N-O-S-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de penoso.

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 "penosos"?
"penosos" is spelled P-E-N-O-S-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈnosos].
What does "penosos" mean?
As an adjective, "penosos" means: Forma del plural de penoso.
How do you pronounce "penosos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "penosos" is [peˈnosos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "penosos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list