pepino

[peˈpino]

/[peˈpino]/ noun

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The verdict

“pepino” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,928
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-pepino · pepino · Spanish

pepino · rank #18,928 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,928
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH peones

Nearest frequency peer: peones (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pepino”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pepino” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pepino vs pino
67% similar
pepino vs pésimo
50% similar
pepino vs perito
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pepino
PropertyValue
Headwordpepino
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈpino]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,928
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pepino”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pepinocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “peones” (#18,927), “perdonen” (#18,929), “permitidos” (#18,930). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pepino” va en #18,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pepino (IPA [peˈpino]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,928 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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. 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.
  2. 2
    Fruto del pepino₁
  3. 3
    Figuradamente, cosa sin valor o importancia.
  4. 4
    Artefacto de mucha potencia o capacidad.
  5. 5
    Melón no muy agradable de comer por falta de madurez.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pepino appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Todo un pepino. Ahora no parecen tantos, pero a principios de los 90' los 121 cv que declaraba eran una burrada.

Synonyms

cohombrobagatelanimiedadtrivialidadpepe

This word in other languages

cucumber(English)concombre(Français)Gurke(Deutsch)pepino(Português)

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.

eppino2peipno2pepinno1pepion2pepnio2peppino1ppeino2ppepino1
Edit distance from "pepino"

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 "pepino"?
"pepino" is spelled P-E-P-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈpino].
What does "pepino" mean?
As a noun, "pepino" means: (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...
What words are commonly confused with "pepino"?
"pepino" is commonly confused with "pino", "pésimo", "perito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pepino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pepino" is [peˈpino]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pepino" come from?
"pepino" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

peones#18,927pijama#18,933Olmedo#18,921niñera#18,914

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

mueras8 variantsquejar8 variantsmojada8 variantsmafias8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list