peonza

[peˈõnsa]

/[peˈõnsa]/ noun

The verdict

“peonza” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,789 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,789
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peón o trompo; cuerpo que puede girar sobre su punta, sobre la que sitúa su centro gravitatorio, equilibrándose sobre un punto gracias a la velocidad angular, que permite el desarrollo del efecto g...

Corpus desk

Index ES-peonza · peonza · Spanish

peonza · rank #98,789 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,789
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH penetro

Nearest frequency peer: penetro (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “peonza”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for peonza
PropertyValue
Headwordpeonza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈõnsa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,789
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “peonza” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).peonzacae 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: “penetro” (#98,788), “percatan” (#98,790), “performed” (#98,791). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “peonza” va en #98,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

peonza is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,789 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peˈõnsa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for peonza in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is peonza, spelled P-E-O-N-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Peón o trompo; cuerpo que puede girar sobre su punta, sobre la que sitúa su centro gravitatorio, equilibrándose sobre un punto gracias a la velocidad angular, que permite el desarrollo del efecto giroscópico.
  2. 2
    Juguete de madera, semejante al peón, pero sin punta de hierro, y que se hace bailar azotándolo con un látigo.
  3. 3
    Persona diminuta, ruidosa y regordeta.

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); 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 "peonza"?
"peonza" is spelled P-E-O-N-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈõnsa].
What does "peonza" mean?
As a noun, "peonza" means: Peón o trompo; cuerpo que puede girar sobre su punta, sobre la que sitúa su centro gravitatorio, equilibrándose sobre un punto gracias a la velocidad angular, que permite el desarrollo del efecto g...
How do you pronounce "peonza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peonza" is [peˈõnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list