pepitas

[peˈpit̪as]

/[peˈpit̪as]/ noun

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The verdict

“pepitas” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,500. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,500
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de pepita.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pepitas · pepitas · Spanish

pepitas · rank #45,500 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,500
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pensativa

Nearest frequency peer: pensativa (-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 “pepitas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pepitas” 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).

pepitas vs pepito
71% similar
pepitas vs pesetas
71% similar
pepitas vs peritos
71% similar

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

Key facts for pepitas
PropertyValue
Headwordpepitas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈpit̪as]
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,500
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pepitas”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pensativa” (#45,499), “pequeñitos” (#45,501), “pensarían” (#45,498). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pepitas” va en #45,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pepitas (IPA [peˈpit̪as]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,500 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de pepita.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pepitas, with forms such as "eppitas", "peiptas", and "pepiats". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "pepito", "pesetas", "peritos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 pepitas, spelled P-E-P-I-T-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de pepita.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eppitas
  • peiptas
  • pepiats
  • pepitass
  • pepitsa
  • pepittas
  • peppitas
  • peptias
  • ppeitas
  • ppepitas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pepitas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eppitas2peiptas2pepiats2pepitass1pepitsa2pepittas1peppitas1peptias2
Edit distance from "pepitas"

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 "pepitas"?
"pepitas" is spelled P-E-P-I-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈpit̪as].
What does "pepitas" mean?
As a noun, "pepitas" means: Forma del plural de pepita.
What words are commonly confused with "pepitas"?
"pepitas" is commonly confused with "pepito", "pesetas", "peritos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pepitas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pepitas" is [peˈpit̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pepitas" come from?
"pepitas" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perilla#45,504plebeyo#45,508palillo#45,487némesis#45,476

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

perennes10 variantsmuriese10 variantsmagenta10 variantsresfrío10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list