petardo

[peˈt̪aɾð̞o]

/[peˈt̪aɾð̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“petardo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,988. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,988
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tubo de cualquier material no muy resistente, que se rellena de pólvora u otro explosivo, que se liga y ata convenientemente para que, al prenderlo por la parte inferior, se produzca una detonación...

Corpus desk

Index ES-petardo · petardo · Spanish

petardo · rank #47,988 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,988
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pestañear

Nearest frequency peer: pestañear (-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 “petardo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “petardo” 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).

petardo vs petro
71% similar
petardo vs petardos
88% similar
petardo vs pardo
71% similar

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

Key facts for petardo
PropertyValue
Headwordpetardo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈt̪aɾð̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,988
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “petardo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).petardocae 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 “pestañear” (#47,987), “pilón” (#47,991), “patilla” (#47,984). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “petardo” va en #47,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around petardo (IPA [peˈt̪aɾð̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,988 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for petardo, with forms such as "eptardo", "peatrdo", and "petadro". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "petro", "petardos", "pardo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is petardo, spelled P-E-T-A-R-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tubo de cualquier material no muy resistente, que se rellena de pólvora u otro explosivo, que se liga y ata convenientemente para que, al prenderlo por la parte inferior, se produzca una detonación considerable, generando un ruido muy fuerte o múltiples luces.
  2. 2
    Cigarrillo de marihuana o hachís.
  3. 3
    Persona u objeto aburrido o molesto.
  4. 4
    Persona poco competente en su tarea.
  5. 5
    Timo, petición de algo que no se pretende devolver.
  6. 6
    Cosa falta de calidad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ¡Vaya petardo de película!

Synonyms

petaporro

This word in other languages

firecracker(English)pétard(Français)Böller(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eptardo
  • peatrdo
  • petadro
  • petarddo
  • petarod
  • petarrdo
  • petrado
  • pettardo
  • ppetardo
  • pteardo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eptardo2peatrdo2petadro2petarddo1petarod2petarrdo1petrado2pettardo1
Edit distance from "petardo"

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 "petardo"?
"petardo" is spelled P-E-T-A-R-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈt̪aɾð̞o].
What does "petardo" mean?
As a noun, "petardo" means: Tubo de cualquier material no muy resistente, que se rellena de pólvora u otro explosivo, que se liga y ata convenientemente para que, al prenderlo por la parte inferior, se produzca una detonación...
What words are commonly confused with "petardo"?
"petardo" is commonly confused with "petro", "petardos", "pardo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "petardo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petardo" is [peˈt̪aɾð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petardo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

patilla#47,984pasmado#47,981opinado#47,967prometa#48,017

Similar misspelling depth

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

Nemesio10 variantsquédese10 variantsmilitan10 variantsmenudas10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list