pisco
"pisco" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pisco” is uncommon English (frequency #76,216 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,216
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A liquor distilled from grapes (a brandy) made in wine-producing regions of Peru and Chile. It is the most widely consumed spirit in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pisco · pisco · English
pisco · rank #76,216 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,216
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 46,516
- PHOTO-FINISH pigtail
Nearest frequency peer: pigtail (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “pisco”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- phospholipid
phospholipid
23,789 corpus weight
- photogramme…
photogrammetry
23,788 corpus weight
- pigtail
pigtail
23,787 corpus weight
- pisco
pisco
23,785 corpus weight
- pleat
pleat
23,782 corpus weight
- PMD
PMD
23,780 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “pisco” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pisco |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #76,216 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pisco” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pisco is uncommon English at frequency #76,216 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A liquor distilled from grapes (a brandy) made in wine-producing regions of Peru and Chile. It is the most widely consumed spirit in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.".
pisco doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish pisco, from the name of the city Pisco, from Quechua pishku, pisqu. The correct English form is pisco, spelled P-I-S-C-O.
Definition
- 1A liquor distilled from grapes (a brandy) made in wine-producing regions of Peru and Chile. It is the most widely consumed spirit in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pisco, from the name of the city Pisco, from Quechua pishku, pisqu.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "pisco"?
What does "pisco" mean?
What is the origin of the word "pisco"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pisco", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency 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.