petulancia
[pet̪uˈlãnsja]
The verdict
“petulancia” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Presunción exagerada y vana.
Corpus desk
Index ES-petulancia · petulancia · Spanish
petulancia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | petulancia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pet̪uˈlãnsja] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “petulancia” en la frecuencia del español
Rare enough to double-check
petulancia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pet̪uˈlãnsja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for petulancia, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is petulancia, spelled P-E-T-U-L-A-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1Presunción exagerada y vana.
- 2Insolencia, atrevimiento o descaro.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how petulancia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Sentimientos tales como la timidez, el asco, la petulancia y otros muchos, presuponen una aculturación inexistente».
«—¿Cuánto vas a ganar? —Cien pesetas. Lo dije con petulancia, como si se tratara de millones».
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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