pastiche
[pasˈt̪it͡ʃe]
The verdict
“pastiche” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,161 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,161
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plagio o imitación que consiste en tomar determinadas características de la obra de un artista y combinarlas, de forma que den la impresión de ser una creación independiente.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pastiche · pastiche · Spanish
pastiche · rank #88,161 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,161
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH pargo
Nearest frequency peer: pargo (-3 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 “pastiche”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- palmitos
palmitos
11,847 corpus weight
- paradisíaco
paradisíaco
11,845 corpus weight
- pareciéndose
pareciéndose
11,844 corpus weight
- pargo
pargo
11,843 corpus weight
- pastiche
pastiche
11,840 corpus weight
- Pedreros
Pedreros
11,836 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pastiche” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pastiche |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pasˈt̪it͡ʃe] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #88,161 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pastiche” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pastiche is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,161 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pasˈt̪it͡ʃe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pastiche, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pastiche, spelled P-A-S-T-I-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Plagio o imitación que consiste en tomar determinadas características de la obra de un artista y combinarlas, de forma que den la impresión de ser una creación independiente.
- 2Etapa o condición del desarrollo humano basada en la imitación literal de un modelo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pastiche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pero esta borradura de oposiciones de jerarquías no habría que entenderla como un pastiche (palabra a veces usada por varios estudiosos de la adolescencia)
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.
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