picacho
[piˈkat͡ʃo]
The verdict
“picacho” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,059 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,059
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cima aguda de una montaña.
Corpus desk
Index ES-picacho · picacho · Spanish
picacho · rank #73,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,059
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH pirueta
Nearest frequency peer: pirueta (+2 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 “picacho”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- perfumadas
perfumadas
26,947 corpus weight
- peritonitis
peritonitis
26,946 corpus weight
- pezuña
pezuña
26,945 corpus weight
- picacho
picacho
26,942 corpus weight
- pirueta
pirueta
26,940 corpus weight
- pisotean
pisotean
26,938 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “picacho” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | picacho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [piˈkat͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #73,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “picacho” en español
Rare enough to double-check
picacho is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,059 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [piˈkat͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for picacho, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is picacho, spelled P-I-C-A-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1Cima aguda de una montaña.
- 2Por extensión, montaña que tiene un picacho₁.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how picacho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
una niña agitaba un pañuelo desde el borde de un picacho. Temiendo que estuviera en peligro, se apuró en subir.
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); 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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