picada

[piˈkað̞a]

/[piˈkað̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“picada” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,914. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,914
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Senda estrecha en los montes, y especialmente el paso en los arroyos por donde sólo se puede cruzar a caballo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-picada · picada · Spanish

picada · rank #14,914 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,914
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH persiguiendo

Nearest frequency peer: persiguiendo (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “picada”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “picada” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

picada vs pida
67% similar
picada vs picar
67% similar
picada vs Prada
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for picada
PropertyValue
Headwordpicada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈkað̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,914
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “picada”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).picadacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “persiguiendo” (#14,913), “perciben” (#14,912), “pegada” (#14,911). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “picada” va en #14,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around picada (IPA [piˈkað̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,914 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for picada, with forms such as "ipcada", "pciada", and "piacda". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pida", "picar", "Prada", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 picada, spelled P-I-C-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Senda estrecha en los montes, y especialmente el paso en los arroyos por donde sólo se puede cruzar a caballo.
  2. 2
    Preparación hecha como aperitivo previo al plato principal, basada en una mezcla de diferentes alimentos similar al antipasto.
  3. 3
    Salsa típica de la cocina catalana, elaborada con almendras y avellanas molidas, ajo, azafrán y aceite de oliva, que se emplea para ligar platos de verdura, carne y pescado.
  4. 4
    Tirón que da sobre la línea de pesca el pez al apresar la carnada y con ella el anzuelo.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, posibilidad de capturar peces mediante la pesca.
  6. 6
    Golpe o herida que se hace picando.
  7. 7
    Carrera breve entre vehículos motorizados, que por lo general se hace en forma ilegal o clandestina.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how picada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Y es tan seguro baqueano aquel resuelto jinete que, cual si fuera tan juguete, abras, sendas y picadas parece que están atadas al cabresto de su flete" (Elías Regules, Rumbo).

Synonyms

trillopiquepique

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipcada
  • pciada
  • piacda
  • picaad
  • picadda
  • piccada
  • picdaa
  • ppicada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of picada - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ipcada2pciada2piacda2picaad2picadda1piccada1picdaa2ppicada1
Edit distance from "picada"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "picada"?
"picada" is spelled P-I-C-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈkað̞a].
What does "picada" mean?
As a noun, "picada" means: Senda estrecha en los montes, y especialmente el paso en los arroyos por donde sólo se puede cruzar a caballo.
What words are commonly confused with "picada"?
"picada" is commonly confused with "pida", "picar", "Prada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "picada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "picada" is [piˈkað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "picada" come from?
"picada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "picada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pegada#14,911paraje#14,907oyendo#14,905queman#14,929

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

price8 variantsleíste8 variantsleves8 variantsretire8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list