picarse
[piˈkaɾse]
The verdict
“picarse” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Echarse a perder alguna cosa, averiarse , empezar a corromperse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-picarse · picarse · Spanish
picarse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | picarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [piˈkaɾse] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “picarse” en español
Rare enough to double-check
picarse is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [piˈkaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for picarse, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is picarse, spelled P-I-C-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Echarse a perder alguna cosa, averiarse , empezar a corromperse.
- 2Menoscabarse, apolillarse ropas, calzado, etc.
- 3Avinagrarse los vinos.
- 4Enojarse u ofenderse de alguna cosa.
- 5Preciarse de algo.
- 6Estar los animales en celo.
- 7Dejarse llevar de la emulación de competir con alguno.
- 8Dicho de una situación: ponerse más tensa u hostil.
- 9Corroerse un metal por efecto del óxido.
- 10Deteriorarse los dientes por la caries.
- 11Emborracharse.
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.