lapicero

[lapiˈseɾo]

/[lapiˈseɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“lapicero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,172 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,172
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estuche destinado a contener el lápiz.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lapicero · lapicero · Spanish

lapicero · rank #57,172 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,172
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kumamoto

Nearest frequency peer: Kumamoto (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “lapicero”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “lapicero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lapicero
PropertyValue
Headwordlapicero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lapiˈseɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,172
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “lapicero” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).lapicerocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Kumamoto” (#57,170), “laven” (#57,174), “kool” (#57,169). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lapicero” va en #57,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lapicero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,172 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [lapiˈseɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lapicero, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is lapicero, spelled L-A-P-I-C-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estuche destinado a contener el lápiz.
  2. 2
    Forma de referirse al lápiz o instrumento para escribir o dibujar, consistente en una barra de grafito envuelta en un cilindro de madera. A diferencia del bolígrafo, sus trazos pueden eliminarse con una simple goma de borrar.
  3. 3
    Instrumento desechable para escribir con una tinta espesa barata terminado con una bolita en la punta, que va girando y dejando pasar la pasta para escribir.
  4. 4
    Instrumento para escribir que usa minas de grafito que se le van poniendo a medida que se gastan.
  5. 5
    Instrumento para escribir que requiere ser cargado con tinta, desde un tintero, o cambiar un repuesto de tinta dentro de él. Sus trazos son más bellos y harmoniosos que los de un bolígrafo, pero su uso es más delicado.
  6. 6
    Tintero, secante y pluma, en conjunto.

Synonyms

bolígrafolápiz de pastaportaminaslapicerapluma fuentepluma estilográficalapicera

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 "lapicero"?
"lapicero" is spelled L-A-P-I-C-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [lapiˈseɾo].
What does "lapicero" mean?
As a noun, "lapicero" means: Estuche destinado a contener el lápiz.
How do you pronounce "lapicero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lapicero" is [lapiˈseɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kumamoto#57,170lloraste#57,181manzanos#57,201masónico#57,206

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list