picador
[pikaˈð̞oɾ]
The verdict
“picador” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,856 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,856
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - El que adiestra caballos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | picador |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pikaˈð̞oɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,856 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “picador” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
picador is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,856 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pikaˈð̞oɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for picador, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 picador, spelled P-I-C-A-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1El que adiestra caballos.
- 2El torero montado que pica los toros.
- 3Tajo de cocina.
- 4Ladrón que usa de ganzúa.
- 5Minero que rompe con un pico la pared, que pica.
- 6Instrumento metálico o plástico usado para picar marihuana.
Synonyms
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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 “picador”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-C-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.