picajoso

[pikaˈxoso]

/[pikaˈxoso]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se pica (ofende) con facilidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-picajoso · picajoso · Spanish

picajoso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 picajoso
PropertyValue
Headwordpicajoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pikaˈxoso]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “picajoso” en español

picajosoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

picajoso is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pikaˈxoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que se pica (ofende) con facilidad.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for picajoso in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 picajoso, spelled P-I-C-A-J-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se pica (ofende) con facilidad.

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 "picajoso"?
"picajoso" is spelled P-I-C-A-J-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pikaˈxoso].
What does "picajoso" mean?
As an adjective, "picajoso" means: Que se pica (ofende) con facilidad.
How do you pronounce "picajoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "picajoso" is [pikaˈxoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "picajoso" come from?
"picajoso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list