pesan

[ˈpesãn]

/[ˈpesãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“pesan” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,789. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,789
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pesar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pesan · pesan · Spanish

pesan · rank #17,789 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,789
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH peruanas

Nearest frequency peer: peruanas (-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 “pesan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pesan” 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).

pesan vs plan
60% similar
pesan vs peso
60% similar
pesan vs pisa
60% similar

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

Key facts for pesan
PropertyValue
Headwordpesan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpesãn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,789
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pesan”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pesancae 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 “peruanas” (#17,788), “plagio” (#17,790), “permitían” (#17,787). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pesan” va en #17,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pesan (IPA [ˈpesãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,789 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pesar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pesan, with forms such as "epsan", "peasn", and "pesann". 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, "plan", "peso", "pisa", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pesan, spelled P-E-S-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pesar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsan
  • peasn
  • pesann
  • pesna
  • pessan
  • ppesan
  • psean

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epsan2peasn2pesann1pesna2pessan1ppesan1psean2
Edit distance from "pesan"

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 "pesan"?
"pesan" is spelled P-E-S-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpesãn].
What does "pesan" mean?
As a verb, "pesan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pesar.
What words are commonly confused with "pesan"?
"pesan" is commonly confused with "plan", "peso", "pisa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pesan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pesan" is [ˈpesãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pesan" come from?
"pesan" 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 "pesan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Randy#17,800sable#17,811magno#17,756magic#17,755

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

stella7 variantstenso7 variantsabres7 variantsflote7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list