pretencioso

[pɾet̪ẽnˈsjoso]

/[pɾet̪ẽnˈsjoso]/ adj

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The verdict

“pretencioso” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,770. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,770
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vanidoso, engreído, persona que se da aires y es muy selectiva.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pretencioso · pretencioso · Spanish

pretencioso · rank #36,770 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,770
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH preocuparía

Nearest frequency peer: preocuparía (-2 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 “pretencioso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pretencioso” 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
Key facts for pretencioso
PropertyValue
Headwordpretencioso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾet̪ẽnˈsjoso]
Letters11
Frequency rank#36,770
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pretencioso”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pretenciosocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “preocuparía” (#36,768), “promovidos” (#36,772), “prehispánica” (#36,767). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pretencioso” va en #36,770. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around pretencioso (IPA [pɾet̪ẽnˈsjoso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,770 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Vanidoso, engreído, persona que se da aires y es muy selectiva.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for pretencioso, with forms such as "pertencioso", "ppretencioso", and "preetncioso". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pretencioso, spelled P-R-E-T-E-N-C-I-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vanidoso, engreído, persona que se da aires y es muy selectiva.

Antonyms

humildemodestosencillo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pertencioso
  • ppretencioso
  • preetncioso
  • pretecnioso
  • pretenccioso
  • pretencioos
  • pretenciosso
  • pretencisoo
  • pretencoiso
  • pretenicoso
  • pretenncioso
  • pretensioso
  • pretnecioso
  • prettencioso
  • prretencioso
  • prteencioso
  • rpetencioso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pretencioso - 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.

pertencioso2ppretencioso1preetncioso2pretecnioso2pretenccioso1pretencioos2pretenciosso1pretencisoo2
Edit distance from "pretencioso"

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 "pretencioso"?
"pretencioso" is spelled P-R-E-T-E-N-C-I-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾet̪ẽnˈsjoso].
What does "pretencioso" mean?
As an adjective, "pretencioso" means: Vanidoso, engreído, persona que se da aires y es muy selectiva.
What are common misspellings of "pretencioso"?
Common misspellings include "pertencioso", "ppretencioso", "preetncioso", "pretecnioso", "pretenccioso". The correct spelling is "pretencioso".
How do you pronounce "pretencioso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pretencioso" is [pɾet̪ẽnˈsjoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pretencioso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

preocuparía#36,768podredumbre#36,757recomendaba#36,786monárquicos#36,692

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

percibimos17 variantssubjuntivo17 variantsabreviatura17 variantsinsistieron17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list