palimpsesto
[palĩmˈsest̪o]
The verdict
“palimpsesto” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Manuscrito antiguo que conserva huellas de una escritura anterior que fue borrada artificialmente para reutilizar el papel.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | palimpsesto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [palĩmˈsest̪o] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “palimpsesto” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
palimpsesto is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [palĩmˈsest̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for palimpsesto, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is palimpsesto, spelled P-A-L-I-M-P-S-E-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1Manuscrito antiguo que conserva huellas de una escritura anterior que fue borrada artificialmente para reutilizar el papel.
- 2Por extensión, mensaje en el que coexisten varios niveles de significado.
- 3Estructura de roca metamórfica en la que persisten huellas de una formación anterior.
- 4Yacimiento contaminado por depósitos de restos de una época posterior.
- 5Tablilla antigua revestida de cera, en la que se podía borrar lo escrito para volver a escribir.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “palimpsesto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-L-I-M-P-S-E-S-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [palĩmˈsest̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.