pezón

/[peˈsõn]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,958

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pezón is aSpanishnoun. It means: Rabillo que sostiene la hoja, la flor o el fruto en las plantas. Pronounced [peˈsõn]. Often confused with pon and pozo.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pezón in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pezón is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for pezón, with forms such as "epzón", "peznó", and "pezzón". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pon", "pozo", "pozos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pezón, spelled P-E-Z-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epzón,peznó,pezzón,pezónn,peózn,ppezón,pzeón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pezón

Misspelling Variants of "pezón"

epzón5peznó5pezzón6pezónn6peózn5ppezón6pzeón5
Misspelling Variants of "pezón"

Frequency rank: #26,958 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.