picado

/[piˈkað̞o]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,669

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

picado is anSpanishadj. It means: Epíteto del patrón que se hace con picaduras para señalar un dibujo. Pronounced [piˈkað̞o]. Often confused with pido and pico.

Key facts for picado
PropertyValue
Headwordpicado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[piˈkað̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,669
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for picado is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [piˈkað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,669 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 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 picado, with forms such as "ipcado", "pciado", and "piacdo". 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, "pido", "pico", "prado", 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 picado, spelled P-I-C-A-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Epíteto del patrón que se hace con picaduras para señalar un dibujo.
  2. 2
    Que está labrado con picaduras o puntadas sutiles.
  3. 3
    Se aplica al animal que está en celo.
  4. 4
    Resentido, enfadado.
  5. 5
    Agujereado, abollado.
  6. 6
    Cortado en trocitos o pedazos muy pequeños.
  7. 7
    Dicho del vino: avinagrado o con sabor deteriorado.
  8. 8
    Ligeramente embriagado por el alcohol.
  9. 9
    Dicho de una superficie de agua: con muchas olas pequeñas pero violentas.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ipcado,pciado,piacdo,picaddo,picaod,piccado,picdao,ppicado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for picado

Misspelling Variants of "picado"

ipcado6pciado6piacdo6picaddo7picaod6piccado7picdao6ppicado7
Misspelling Variants of "picado"

Frequency rank: #12,669 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "picado"?
"picado" is spelled P-I-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈkað̞o].
What does "picado" mean?
As an adj, "picado" means: Epíteto del patrón que se hace con picaduras para señalar un dibujo.
What words are commonly confused with "picado"?
"picado" is commonly confused with "pido", "pico", "prado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "picado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "picado" is [piˈkað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "picado" come from?
"picado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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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.