pecorino
"pecorino" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pecorino” is uncommon English (frequency #80,746 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,746
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of a family of Italian hard cheeses made from ewe's milk.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pecorino |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #80,746 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pecorino” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pecorino is uncommon English at frequency #80,746 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of a family of Italian hard cheeses made from ewe's milk.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pecorino, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian pecorino, from pecora (“sheep”). The correct English form is pecorino, spelled P-E-C-O-R-I-N-O.
Definition
- 1Any of a family of Italian hard cheeses made from ewe's milk.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian pecorino, from pecora (“sheep”).
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "pecorino"?
What does "pecorino" mean?
What is the origin of the word "pecorino"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “pecorino”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-E-C-O-R-I-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Other uncommon English words near this rank
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.