pequeño

[peˈkeɲo]

/[peˈkeɲo]/ adj

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The verdict

“pequeño” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #713. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#713
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De tamaño reducido, menor a lo común o normal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pequeno · pequeño · Spanish

pequeño · rank #713 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #713
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH nota

Nearest frequency peer: nota (-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 “pequeño”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pequeño” 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).

pequeño vs peques
71% similar
pequeño vs peruano
57% similar
pequeño vs pequeños
88% similar

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

Key facts for pequeño
PropertyValue
Headwordpequeño
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[peˈkeɲo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#713
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pequeño”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pequeñocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “nota” (#712), “prueba” (#714), “mediante” (#711). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pequeño” va en #713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pequeño (IPA [peˈkeɲo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #713 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pequeño, with forms such as "epqueño", "peqeuño", and "peqqueño". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "peques", "peruano", "pequeños", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is pequeño, spelled P-E-Q-U-E-Ñ-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    De tamaño reducido, menor a lo común o normal.
  2. 2
    Que es escaso en número.
  3. 3
    De poca edad.
  4. 4
    De poca estatura.
  5. 5
    De poca importancia.
  6. 6
    De escasa calidad.
  7. 7
    De poca duración.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ¿Cuántos dormitorios tiene? Tres. Uno grande y los otros dos más pequeños.

Synonyms

chicocortoescasoreducidobrevecortoescasoparvolimitadoreducidochicoinfantemenorniñopárvulobajochicobajohumildemediocrebrevecorto

Antonyms

grandeabundantegrandenumerosograndemayoraltograndeimportantepoderososoberbiobuenograndelargo

This word in other languages

small(English)petit(Français)klein(Deutsch)pequeno(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epqueño
  • peqeuño
  • peqqueño
  • pequeoñ
  • pequñeo
  • peuqeño
  • ppequeño
  • pqeueño

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pequeño - 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.

epqueño2peqeuño2peqqueño1pequeoñ2pequñeo2peuqeño2ppequeño1pqeueño2
Edit distance from "pequeño"

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 "pequeño"?
"pequeño" is spelled P-E-Q-U-E-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈkeɲo].
What does "pequeño" mean?
As an adjective, "pequeño" means: De tamaño reducido, menor a lo común o normal.
What words are commonly confused with "pequeño"?
"pequeño" is commonly confused with "peques", "peruano", "pequeños". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pequeño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pequeño" is [peˈkeɲo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pequeño" come from?
"pequeño" 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 "pequeño", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

saben8 variantsestilo8 variantscarrera8 variantsjuegos8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list