pezón
[peˈsõn]
The verdict
“pezón” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,958 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,958
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rabillo que sostiene la hoja, la flor o el fruto en las plantas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pezón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˈsõn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #26,958 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pezón” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pezón is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈsõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,958 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pezón, with forms such as "epzón", "peznó", and "pezzón". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pon", "pozo", "pozos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is pezón, spelled P-E-Z-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Rabillo que sostiene la hoja, la flor o el fruto en las plantas.
- 2Botoncito que sobresale en los pechos o tetas de las hembras, por donde los hijos chupan la leche.
- 3Extremo del eje, que sobresale de la rueda en los carros y coches.
- 4Palo de unos 40 centímetros de largo por cinco de grueso, que encaja perpendicularmente en el extremo del pértico y en el cual se ata el yugo.
- 5En los molinos de papel, extremo y remate del árbol.
- 6Punta o cabo de tierra o de cosa semejante.
- 7Parte saliente de ciertas frutas, como el limón, así llamada porque asemeja el pezón₂ de las hembras.
- 8Asidero de la bolsa.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epzón,peznó,pezzón,pezónn,peózn,ppezón,pzeón
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pezón - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “pezón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-Z-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peˈsõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pon” - see the side-by-side comparison. pezón vs pon
- 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.