picada

/[piˈkað̞a]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,914

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

picada is aSpanishnoun. It means: Senda estrecha en los montes, y especialmente el paso en los arroyos por donde sólo se puede cruzar a caballo. Pronounced [piˈkað̞a]. Often confused with pida and picar.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for picada is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [piˈkað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,914 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for picada, with forms such as "ipcada", "pciada", and "piacda". 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, "pida", "picar", "Prada", 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 picada, spelled P-I-C-A-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ipcada,pciada,piacda,picaad,picadda,piccada,picdaa,ppicada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for picada

Misspelling Variants of "picada"

ipcada6pciada6piacda6picaad6picadda7piccada7picdaa6ppicada7
Misspelling Variants of "picada"

Frequency rank: #14,914 in Spanish

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 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.