pepa

/[ˈpepa]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,761

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pepa is aSpanishnoun. It means: Semilla se ciertos frutos, como las de las pomáceas o las cucurbitáceas. Pronounced [ˈpepa]. Often confused with PP and Per.

Key facts for pepa
PropertyValue
Headwordpepa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpepa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,761
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pepa in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pepa is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpepa]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,761 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for pepa, with forms such as "eppa", "peap", and "peppa". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PP", "Per", "pop", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pepa, spelled P-E-P-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Semilla se ciertos frutos, como las de las pomáceas o las cucurbitáceas.
  2. 2
    Por analogía, nombre de algunos frutos secos de aspecto semejante a una pepita₁.
  3. 3
    Por analogía, pieza cilíndrica del calzado de los futbolistas que sirve para tener mejor agarre en el césped.
  4. 4
    Por analogía, pastilla que contiene fármacos y se utiliza como droga.
  5. 5
    Nombre dado al clítoris.
  6. 6
    Tabletas medicinales que se administran por vía oral.
  7. 7
    Grano, protuberancia en la piel producto generalmente del acné.
  8. 8
    Galleta dulce con mermelada de membrillo en el centro.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eppa,peap,peppa,ppea,ppepa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pepa

Misspelling Variants of "pepa"

eppa4peap4peppa5ppea4ppepa5
Misspelling Variants of "pepa"

Frequency rank: #20,761 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pepa"?
"pepa" is spelled P-E-P-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpepa].
What does "pepa" mean?
As a noun, "pepa" means: Semilla se ciertos frutos, como las de las pomáceas o las cucurbitáceas.
What words are commonly confused with "pepa"?
"pepa" is commonly confused with "PP", "Per", "pop". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pepa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pepa" is [ˈpepa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pepa" come from?
"pepa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.