pescar

/[pesˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,537

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pescar is aSpanishverb. It means: Atrapar peces del agua o, al menos, intentar hacerlo con finalidades alimenticias o deportivas Pronounced [pesˈkaɾ]. Often confused with pisar and picar.

Key facts for pescar
PropertyValue
Headwordpescar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pesˈkaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,537
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pescar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pescar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pesˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,537 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for pescar, with forms such as "epscar", "pecsar", and "pesacr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pisar", "picar", "posar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pescar, spelled P-E-S-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atrapar peces del agua o, al menos, intentar hacerlo con finalidades alimenticias o deportivas
  2. 2
    Sorprender a alguien haciendo algo reprobable
  3. 3
    Adquirir inesperadamente una enfermedad
  4. 4
    Tomar en cuenta a alguien o a algo, prestar atención a alguien o a algo
  5. 5
    En el juego del truco, no cantar los tantos cuando se tiene muchos puntos, para esperar a ver si el rival los canta durante su primer turno para así pillarlo desprevenido y redoblar la apuesta; en donde, a su vez, se corre el riesgo de que el rival tampoco cante el envido y se pierda la oportunidad de ganar puntos en esa mano.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epscar,pecsar,pesacr,pescarr,pesccar,pescra,pesscar,ppescar,psecar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pescar

Misspelling Variants of "pescar"

epscar6pecsar6pesacr6pescarr7pesccar7pescra6pesscar7ppescar7
Misspelling Variants of "pescar"

Frequency rank: #13,537 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pescar"?
"pescar" is spelled P-E-S-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pesˈkaɾ].
What does "pescar" mean?
As a verb, "pescar" means: Atrapar peces del agua o, al menos, intentar hacerlo con finalidades alimenticias o deportivas
What words are commonly confused with "pescar"?
"pescar" is commonly confused with "pisar", "picar", "posar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pescar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pescar" is [pesˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pescar" come from?
"pescar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.