tomar el pelo
[t̪oˈmaɾ el ˈpelo]
The verdict
“tomar el pelo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bromear haciendo creer algo ficticio a una persona para reírse de su reacción.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tomar-el-pelo · tomar el pelo · Spanish
tomar el pelo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tomar el pelo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [t̪oˈmaɾ el ˈpelo] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tomar el pelo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tomar el pelo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t̪oˈmaɾ el ˈpelo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bromear haciendo creer algo ficticio a una persona para reírse de su reacción.".
Zero misspellings are on record for tomar el pelo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is tomar el pelo, spelled T-O-M-A-R- -E-L- -P-E-L-O.
Definition
- 1Bromear haciendo creer algo ficticio a una persona para reírse de su reacción.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tomar el pelo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le estaba tomando el pelo, porque no había nadie para destituirlo. El obispo más cercano estaba demasiado lejos para prestar atención a las peculiares circunstancias de un clérigo unionista de la periferia.
Synonyms
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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.