petes

[ˈpet̪es]

/[ˈpet̪es]/ verb

The verdict

“petes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,008 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,008
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de petar o de petarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-petes · petes · Spanish

petes · rank #68,008 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,008
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pertenecerá

Nearest frequency peer: pertenecerá (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “petes”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “petes” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for petes
PropertyValue
Headwordpetes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpet̪es]
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,008
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “petes” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.petescae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pertenecerá” (#68,007), “petiso” (#68,009), “personita” (#68,006). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “petes” va en #68,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

petes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,008 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpet̪es]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de petar o de petarse.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for petes in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is petes, spelled P-E-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de petar o de petarse.

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 "petes"?
"petes" is spelled P-E-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpet̪es].
What does "petes" mean?
As a verb, "petes" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de petar o de petarse.
How do you pronounce "petes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "petes" is [ˈpet̪es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "petes" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list