pastillero
[past̪iˈʝeɾo]
The verdict
“pastillero” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que es adicto a las pastillas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pastillero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [past̪iˈʝeɾo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pastillero” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pastillero is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [past̪iˈʝeɾo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que es adicto a las pastillas.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pastillero, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 pastillero, spelled P-A-S-T-I-L-L-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Que es adicto a las pastillas.
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 “pastillero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-S-T-I-L-L-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [past̪iˈʝeɾo] (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.