pendejo
\pen.ˈde.xo\
The verdict
“pendejo” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De peu d’intelligence, con, stupide, crétin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pendejo · pendejo · French
pendejo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pendejo |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pen.ˈde.xo\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pendejo” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pendejo is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pen.ˈde.xo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pendejo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is pendejo, spelled P-E-N-D-E-J-O.
Definition
- 1De peu d’intelligence, con, stupide, crétin.
- 2Froussard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pendejo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mi vida es una telenovela pendeja, admitiendo que haya una telenovela que no sea pendeja.
Quédese quieto, carajo, que no soy tan pendejo para morirme delante de usted […]
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