pez luna

[ˈpes ˈluna]

/[ˈpes ˈluna]/ phrase

The verdict

“pez luna” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Mola mola) Pez pelágico tetraodontiforme de la familia Molidae. Es uno de los peces óseos más pesados del mundo, con una media de 1000 kg de peso y con ejemplares que alcanzan más de tres metros d...

Key facts for pez luna
PropertyValue
Headwordpez luna
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈpes ˈluna]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pez luna” sits in Spanish frequency

pez luna falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pez luna is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈpes ˈluna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Mola mola) Pez pelágico tetraodontiforme de la familia Molidae. Es uno de los peces óseos más pesados del mundo, con una media de 1000 kg de peso y con ejemplares que alcanzan más de tres metros d...".

pez luna has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 pez luna, spelled P-E-Z- -L-U-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Mola mola) Pez pelágico tetraodontiforme de la familia Molidae. Es uno de los peces óseos más pesados del mundo, con una media de 1000 kg de peso y con ejemplares que alcanzan más de tres metros de longitud y superan las dos toneladas. Es una especie cosmopolita que habita en aguas tropicales y templadas a lo largo de todo el planeta. Tiene el cuerpo aplastado lateralmente y cuando extiende sus aletas dorsales y ventrales, el pez es tan largo como alto.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pez luna"?
"pez luna" is spelled P-E-Z- -L-U-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpes ˈluna].
What does "pez luna" mean?
As a phrase, "pez luna" means: (Mola mola) Pez pelágico tetraodontiforme de la familia Molidae. Es uno de los peces óseos más pesados del mundo, con una media de 1000 kg de peso y con ejemplares que alcanzan más de tres metros d...
How do you pronounce "pez luna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pez luna" is [ˈpes ˈluna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pez luna" come from?
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Using “pez luna”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-Z- -L-U-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpes ˈluna] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list