picadientes

[pikaˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es]

/[pikaˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es]/ noun

The verdict

“picadientes” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Palillo de madera u otro material utilizado para eliminar los restos de comida que pueden alojarse entre los dientes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-picadientes · picadientes · Spanish

picadientes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for picadientes
PropertyValue
Headwordpicadientes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pikaˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “picadientes” en español

picadientesno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

picadientes is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pikaˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Palillo de madera u otro material utilizado para eliminar los restos de comida que pueden alojarse entre los dientes.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for picadientes, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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. The correct Spanish form is picadientes, spelled P-I-C-A-D-I-E-N-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Palillo de madera u otro material utilizado para eliminar los restos de comida que pueden alojarse entre los dientes.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "picadientes"?
"picadientes" is spelled P-I-C-A-D-I-E-N-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pikaˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es].
What does "picadientes" mean?
As a noun, "picadientes" means: Palillo de madera u otro material utilizado para eliminar los restos de comida que pueden alojarse entre los dientes.
How do you pronounce "picadientes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "picadientes" is [pikaˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "picadientes" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list