pesimista

/[pesiˈmist̪a]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,414

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

pesimista is anSpanishadj. It means: Dicho de una persona: Que se centra en lo negativo y adverso de las cosas. Pronounced [pesiˈmist̪a]. Often confused with pesimistas and pesimismo.

Key facts for pesimista
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Headwordpesimista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[pesiˈmist̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,414
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pesimista is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pesiˈmist̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,414 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for pesimista, with forms such as "epsimista", "pecimista", and "peismista". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "pesimistas", "pesimismo", 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 pesimista, spelled P-E-S-I-M-I-S-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona: Que se centra en lo negativo y adverso de las cosas.
  2. 2
    Que se adhiere a la corriente del pesimismo filosófico.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epsimista,pecimista,peismista,pesiimsta,pesimisat,pesimissta,pesimistta,pesimitsa,pesimmista,pesimsita,pesmiista,pessimista,ppesimista,pseimista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pesimista

Misspelling Variants of "pesimista"

epsimista9pecimista9peismista9pesiimsta9pesimisat9pesimissta10pesimistta10pesimitsa9
Misspelling Variants of "pesimista"

Frequency rank: #16,414 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pesimista"?
"pesimista" is spelled P-E-S-I-M-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pesiˈmist̪a].
What does "pesimista" mean?
As an adj, "pesimista" means: Dicho de una persona: Que se centra en lo negativo y adverso de las cosas.
What words are commonly confused with "pesimista"?
"pesimista" is commonly confused with "pesimistas", "pesimismo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pesimista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pesimista" is [pesiˈmist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pesimista" come from?
"pesimista" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.