pentatlón

[pẽn̪t̪aˈt̪lõn]

/[pẽn̪t̪aˈt̪lõn]/ noun

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 September 3, 2026) - Competición atlética de la antigua Grecia que constaba de cinco pruebas: carrera, lucha, salto de longitud, lanzamiento de jabalina y lanzamiento de disco.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pentatlon · pentatlón · Spanish

pentatlón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for pentatlón
PropertyValue
Headwordpentatlón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pẽn̪t̪aˈt̪lõn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pentatlón” en español

pentatlónno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Competición atlética de la antigua Grecia que constaba de cinco pruebas: carrera, lucha, salto de longitud, lanzamiento de jabalina y lanzamiento de disco.
  2. 2
    Competición 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.

Synonyms

pentatlón moderno

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pentatlón"?
"pentatlón" is spelled P-E-N-T-A-T-L-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pẽn̪t̪aˈt̪lõn].
What does "pentatlón" mean?
As a noun, "pentatlón" means: Competición atlética de la antigua Grecia que constaba de cinco pruebas: carrera, lucha, salto de longitud, lanzamiento de jabalina y lanzamiento de disco.
How do you pronounce "pentatlón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pentatlón" is [pẽn̪t̪aˈt̪lõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pentatlón" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list