picante

[piˈkãn̪t̪e]

/[piˈkãn̪t̪e]/ adj

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The verdict

“picante” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,651. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,651
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El sabor acre y punzante que tienen algunas sustancias como el ají, la pimienta y el jengibre.

Corpus desk

Index ES-picante · picante · Spanish

picante · rank #11,651 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,651
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH Philip

Nearest frequency peer: Philip (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “picante”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “picante” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

picante vs pinte
71% similar
picante vs pujante
71% similar
picante vs picantes
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for picante
PropertyValue
Headwordpicante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[piˈkãn̪t̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,651
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “picante”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).picantecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Philip” (#11,650), “plasma” (#11,652), “Phil” (#11,649). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “picante” va en #11,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around picante (IPA [piˈkãn̪t̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,651 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for picante, with forms such as "ipcante", "pciante", and "piacnte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "pinte", "pujante", "picantes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is picante, spelled P-I-C-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    El sabor acre y punzante que tienen algunas sustancias como el ají, la pimienta y el jengibre.
  2. 2
    Mordaz y con gracia en el decir.
  3. 3
    Dicho de una cosa, de mal gusto y mala calidad.
  4. 4
    Dicho de una persona, con malos modales, mal gusto y muy abajo en la escala social.
  5. 5
    Dicho de una persona: habilidosa, muy buena en lo que hace.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how picante appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Revelan un picante "suficiente" en ramo "Marxismo-Leninismo" de líder otta. Angela Merkel será una respetada física y una tremenda mandataria, pero los ramos humanísticos no eran su fuerte en la universidad, y no quería por nada que se supiera... ¡En fin!
  2. EL SALÓN DE LAS FRASES ÉL: La india pa fea, el negro culiao, que huevón más cagado, qué roto más bruto, qué picante tu junior, ….

Synonyms

bastogroseroordinarioordinariovulgar

This word in other languages

spicy(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipcante
  • pciante
  • piacnte
  • picanet
  • picannte
  • picantte
  • picatne
  • piccante
  • picnate
  • ppicante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of picante - 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.

ipcante2pciante2piacnte2picanet2picannte1picantte1picatne2piccante1
Edit distance from "picante"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "picante"?
"picante" is spelled P-I-C-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈkãn̪t̪e].
What does "picante" mean?
As an adjective, "picante" means: El sabor acre y punzante que tienen algunas sustancias como el ají, la pimienta y el jengibre.
What words are commonly confused with "picante"?
"picante" is commonly confused with "pinte", "pujante", "picantes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "picante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "picante" is [piˈkãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "picante" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "picante", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pagaron#11,638retener#11,667ofrecía#11,633Spanish#11,679

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

whisky10 variantsllegarán10 variantsguardan10 variantsganados10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list