pezón

[peˈsõn]

/[peˈsõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“pezón” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,958. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,958
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rabillo que sostiene la hoja, la flor o el fruto en las plantas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pezon · pezón · Spanish

pezón · rank #26,958 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,958
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pervertido

Nearest frequency peer: pervertido (-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 “pezón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pezón” 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).

pezón vs pon
40% similar
pezón vs pozo
40% similar
pezón vs pozos
40% similar

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

Key facts for pezón
PropertyValue
Headwordpezón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈsõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,958
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pezón”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pezóncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pervertido” (#26,957), “Pinilla” (#26,959), “permanecían” (#26,956). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pezón” va en #26,958. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pezón (IPA [peˈsõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,958 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Rabillo que sostiene la hoja, la flor o el fruto en las plantas.
  2. 2
    Botoncito que sobresale en los pechos o tetas de las hembras, por donde los hijos chupan la leche.
  3. 3
    Extremo del eje, que sobresale de la rueda en los carros y coches.
  4. 4
    Palo 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.
  5. 5
    En los molinos de papel, extremo y remate del árbol.
  6. 6
    Punta o cabo de tierra o de cosa semejante.
  7. 7
    Parte saliente de ciertas frutas, como el limón, así llamada porque asemeja el pezón₂ de las hembras.
  8. 8
    Asidero de la bolsa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «Incluso en la arena de las dunas marítimas de las costas del sur del país, como por ejemplo en el Golfo de Cádiz, pueden aparecer cuando llueve ciertas setas como la “Psalliota bernardii”, o psalliota de las arenas, el tusculoma con pezón, el hebeloma de las dunas, la “Bovista plumbea”, la “Inocybe caesarea”, e incluso un curioso geaster enano; todas ell…
  2. «Si el gatitio no quiere mamar Es posible que los gatitos más débiles sean menos emprendedores. Es necesario ayudarles, abriendo delicadamente la mandíbula y metiéndoles en la boca un pezón sostenido entre dos dedos».

This word in other languages

nipple(English)mamelon(Français)

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.

epzón2peznó2pezzón1pezónn1peózn2ppezón1pzeón2
Edit distance from "pezón"

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 "pezón"?
"pezón" is spelled P-E-Z-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈsõn].
What does "pezón" mean?
As a noun, "pezón" means: Rabillo que sostiene la hoja, la flor o el fruto en las plantas.
What words are commonly confused with "pezón"?
"pezón" is commonly confused with "pon", "pozo", "pozos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pezón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pezón" is [peˈsõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pezón" come from?
"pezón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

podre#26,962posea#26,965ozono#26,950ostia#26,949

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

order7 variantsMerlo7 variantsloros7 variantsGirón7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list