picor

[piˈkoɾ]

/[piˈkoɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“picor” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,769 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,769
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desazón y molestia que causa una cosa que pica en alguna parte del cuerpo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-picor · picor · Spanish

picor · rank #53,769 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,769
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pew

Nearest frequency peer: pew (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “picor”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “picor” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for picor
PropertyValue
Headwordpicor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈkoɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,769
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “picor” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.picorcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pew” (#53,768), “Piñeiro” (#53,771), “perpetrar” (#53,766). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “picor” va en #53,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

picor is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,769 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [piˈkoɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for picor, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is picor, spelled P-I-C-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desazón y molestia que causa una cosa que pica en alguna parte del cuerpo.
  2. 2
    Escozor que resulta en la boca por haber comido algo que pique.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "picor"?
"picor" is spelled P-I-C-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈkoɾ].
What does "picor" mean?
As a noun, "picor" means: Desazón y molestia que causa una cosa que pica en alguna parte del cuerpo.
How do you pronounce "picor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "picor" is [piˈkoɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "picor" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list