pentatlón
[pẽn̪t̪aˈt̪lõn]
The verdict
“pentatlón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Competición atlética de la antigua Grecia que constaba de cinco pruebas: carrera, lucha, salto de longitud, lanzamiento de jabalina y lanzamiento de disco.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pentatlón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pẽn̪t̪aˈt̪lõn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pentatlón” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pentatlón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pẽn̪t̪aˈt̪lõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
pentatlón has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 pentatlón, spelled P-E-N-T-A-T-L-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Competición atlética de la antigua Grecia que constaba de cinco pruebas: carrera, lucha, salto de longitud, lanzamiento de jabalina y lanzamiento de disco.
- 2Competición atlética que consta de cinco pruebas que deben realizarse en un solo día: tiro con pistola, esgrima, natación, salto ecuestre de obstáculos y carrera a campo traviesa.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pentatlón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-N-T-A-T-L-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pẽn̪t̪aˈt̪lõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.