pensarse

[pẽnˈsaɾse]

/[pẽnˈsaɾse]/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“pensarse” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,212. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,212
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma pronominal de pensar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pensarse · pensarse · Spanish

pensarse · rank #36,212 · 13 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,212
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH penitenciarios

Nearest frequency peer: penitenciarios (-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 “pensarse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pensarse” 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).

pensarse vs pensas
75% similar
pensarse vs pensaste
75% similar
pensarse vs pensar
75% similar

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

Key facts for pensarse
PropertyValue
Headwordpensarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pẽnˈsaɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,212
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pensarse”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pensarsecae 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 “penitenciarios” (#36,211), “periféricas” (#36,213), “pelusa” (#36,210). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pensarse” va en #36,212. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around pensarse (IPA [pẽnˈsaɾse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,212 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma pronominal de pensar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pensarse, with forms such as "epnsarse", "penasrse", and "pennsarse". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "pensas", "pensaste", "pensar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented 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 pensarse, spelled P-E-N-S-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma pronominal de pensar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epnsarse
  • penasrse
  • pennsarse
  • pensarce
  • pensares
  • pensarrse
  • pensarsse
  • pensasre
  • pensrase
  • penssarse
  • pesnarse
  • pnesarse
  • ppensarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pensarse - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epnsarse2penasrse2pennsarse1pensarce1pensares2pensarrse1pensarsse1pensasre2
Edit distance from "pensarse"

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 "pensarse"?
"pensarse" is spelled P-E-N-S-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pẽnˈsaɾse].
What does "pensarse" mean?
As a verb, "pensarse" means: Forma pronominal de pensar.
What words are commonly confused with "pensarse"?
"pensarse" is commonly confused with "pensas", "pensaste", "pensar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pensarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pensarse" is [pẽnˈsaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pensarse" come from?
"pensarse" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

paulista#36,208pasantes#36,204preciada#36,220provenga#36,234

Similar misspelling depth

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

protegerá13 variantsProvenza13 variantsnuméricos13 variantsradicados13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list