pepito

/[peˈpit̪o]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,185

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pepito is aSpanishnoun. It means: Tipo de pastel o bollo dulce de forma alargada relleno de crema pastelera y con un glaseado generalmente con sabor a chocolate. Pronounced [peˈpit̪o]. Often confused with pito and peto.

Key facts for pepito
PropertyValue
Headwordpepito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈpit̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,185
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pepito is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈpit̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,185 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for pepito, with forms such as "eppito", "peipto", and "pepiot". 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, "pito", "peto", "petit", 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 pepito, spelled P-E-P-I-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tipo de pastel o bollo dulce de forma alargada relleno de crema pastelera y con un glaseado generalmente con sabor a chocolate.
  2. 2
    Bocadillo elaborado en un pan de barra tipo hogaza o baguette relleno de carne de ternera o de bovino fileteada y acompañamientos (queso, embutidos, verduras, salsas).
  3. 3
    Snack a base de maíz inflado con sabor a queso en forma de palitos horneados ligeramente curvos. El nombre proviene de la marca comercial Pepito, extendida por metonimia.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eppito,peipto,pepiot,pepitto,peppito,peptio,ppeito,ppepito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pepito

Misspelling Variants of "pepito"

eppito6peipto6pepiot6pepitto7peppito7peptio6ppeito6ppepito7
Misspelling Variants of "pepito"

Frequency rank: #30,185 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pepito"?
"pepito" is spelled P-E-P-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈpit̪o].
What does "pepito" mean?
As a noun, "pepito" means: Tipo de pastel o bollo dulce de forma alargada relleno de crema pastelera y con un glaseado generalmente con sabor a chocolate.
What words are commonly confused with "pepito"?
"pepito" is commonly confused with "pito", "peto", "petit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pepito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pepito" is [peˈpit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pepito" come from?
"pepito" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.