lápiz de pasta
[ˈlapis ð̞e ˈpast̪a]
The verdict
“lápiz de pasta” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Implemento para escribir que es un tubo hueco con tinta viscosa que va saliendo por la punta, donde hay una bolita que va girando y esparciendo la tinta en tanto se escribe.
Corpus desk
Index ES-lapiz-de-pasta · lápiz de pasta · Spanish
lápiz de pasta · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | lápiz de pasta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈlapis ð̞e ˈpast̪a] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lápiz de pasta” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lápiz de pasta is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈlapis ð̞e ˈpast̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Implemento para escribir que es un tubo hueco con tinta viscosa que va saliendo por la punta, donde hay una bolita que va girando y esparciendo la tinta en tanto se escribe.".
lápiz de pasta doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is lápiz de pasta, spelled L-Á-P-I-Z- -D-E- -P-A-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1Implemento para escribir que es un tubo hueco con tinta viscosa que va saliendo por la punta, donde hay una bolita que va girando y esparciendo la tinta en tanto se escribe.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.