lapicero

/[lapiˈseɾo]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#57,172

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

lapicero is aSpanishnoun. It means: Estuche destinado a contener el lápiz. Pronounced [lapiˈseɾo].

Key facts for lapicero
PropertyValue
Headwordlapicero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lapiˈseɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,172
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lapicero in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lapicero is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lapiˈseɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,172 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for lapicero in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is lapicero, spelled L-A-P-I-C-E-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Frequency rank: #57,172 in Spanish

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.
What language does "lapicero" come from?
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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.