pepita

[peˈpit̪a]

/[peˈpit̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“pepita” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,765. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,765
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfermedad que las gallinas suelen tener en la lengua, que es un tumorcillo que no las deja cacarear.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pepita · pepita · Spanish

pepita · rank #33,765 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,765
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pensadas

Nearest frequency peer: pensadas (-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 “pepita”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pepita” 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).

pepita vs pita
67% similar
pepita vs peta
67% similar
pepita vs petit
67% similar

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

Key facts for pepita
PropertyValue
Headwordpepita
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈpit̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,765
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pepita”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pepitacae 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 “pensadas” (#33,764), “percibió” (#33,766), “pelada” (#33,763). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pepita” va en #33,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pepita (IPA [peˈpit̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,765 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Enfermedad que las gallinas suelen tener en la lengua, que es un tumorcillo que no las deja cacarear.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pepita, with forms such as "eppita", "peipta", and "pepiat". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pita", "peta", "petit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pepita, spelled P-E-P-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfermedad que las gallinas suelen tener en la lengua, que es un tumorcillo que no las deja cacarear.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eppita
  • peipta
  • pepiat
  • pepitta
  • peppita
  • peptia
  • ppeita
  • ppepita

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pepita - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eppita2peipta2pepiat2pepitta1peppita1peptia2ppeita2ppepita1
Edit distance from "pepita"

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 "pepita"?
"pepita" is spelled P-E-P-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈpit̪a].
What does "pepita" mean?
As a noun, "pepita" means: Enfermedad que las gallinas suelen tener en la lengua, que es un tumorcillo que no las deja cacarear.
What words are commonly confused with "pepita"?
"pepita" is commonly confused with "pita", "peta", "petit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pepita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pepita" is [peˈpit̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pepita" come from?
"pepita" 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 "pepita", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

pelada#33,763pestes#33,769points#33,775narran#33,729

Similar misspelling depth

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

mezcal8 variantsmarsh8 variantssumida8 variantshijito8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list