picadillo
[pikaˈð̞iʝo]
The verdict
“picadillo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,192
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alimento hecho de ingredientes finamente picados
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | picadillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pikaˈð̞iʝo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #49,192 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “picadillo” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around picadillo (IPA [pikaˈð̞iʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,192 among 48,357 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for picadillo, with forms such as "ipcadillo", "pciadillo", and "piacdillo". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is picadillo, spelled P-I-C-A-D-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Alimento hecho de ingredientes finamente picados
- 2En particular, guisado de carne picada con tocino, verdura y ajos, que se cuece y sazona con especias y huevos batidos.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ipcadillo
- pciadillo
- piacdillo
- picaddillo
- picadilo
- picadilol
- picadlilo
- picaidllo
- piccadillo
- picdaillo
- ppicadillo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of picadillo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “picadillo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-C-A-D-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pikaˈð̞iʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.