pachucho

[paˈt͡ʃut͡ʃo]

/[paˈt͡ʃut͡ʃo]/ adj

The verdict

“pachucho” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de alimentos o plantas, en mal estado de conservación, en especial por haber madurado en exceso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pachucho · pachucho · Spanish

pachucho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for pachucho
PropertyValue
Headwordpachucho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[paˈt͡ʃut͡ʃo]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pachucho” en español

pachuchoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pachucho is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [paˈt͡ʃut͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pachucho, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pachucho, spelled P-A-C-H-U-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de alimentos o plantas, en mal estado de conservación, en especial por haber madurado en exceso.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una persona, en mal estado de salud.
  3. 3
    Dicho de un ser vivo, de peso mayor al adecuado para su constitución.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pachucho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Algunas mujeres recogían frutas pachuchas de entre las vías.
  2. Bueno, os he traído crestas de gallo, ya sé que no os gustan, pero no he encontrado otras flores. Tenían anémonas pero estaban pachuchas, cuando fui a coger un ramo se le cayeron todos los pétalos.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pachucho"?
"pachucho" is spelled P-A-C-H-U-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈt͡ʃut͡ʃo].
What does "pachucho" mean?
As an adjective, "pachucho" means: Dicho de alimentos o plantas, en mal estado de conservación, en especial por haber madurado en exceso.
How do you pronounce "pachucho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pachucho" is [paˈt͡ʃut͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pachucho" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list