pepino
[peˈpino]
The verdict
“pepino” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,928 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,928
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Cucumis sativus) Planta herbácea anual de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, de tallos rastreros o trepadores y grandes hojas verdes que forman un dosel sobre los frutos. Estos son pepónides de colo...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pepino |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˈpino] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #18,928 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pepino” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pepino is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈpino]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,928 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pepino, with forms such as "eppino", "peipno", and "pepinno". 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, "pino", "pésimo", "perito", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is pepino, spelled P-E-P-I-N-O.
Definition
- 1(Cucumis sativus) Planta herbácea anual de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, de tallos rastreros o trepadores y grandes hojas verdes que forman un dosel sobre los frutos. Estos son pepónides de color verde, alargados y cilíndricos, que se aprecian crudos y en conserva en gastronomía.
- 2Fruto del pepino₁
- 3Figuradamente, cosa sin valor o importancia.
- 4Artefacto de mucha potencia o capacidad.
- 5Melón no muy agradable de comer por falta de madurez.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eppino,peipno,pepinno,pepion,pepnio,peppino,ppeino,ppepino
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pepino - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “pepino”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-P-I-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peˈpino] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pino” - see the side-by-side comparison. pepino vs pino
- 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.