picoso
[piˈkoso]
The verdict
“picoso” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De sabor muy picante, de pungencia elevada.
Corpus desk
Index ES-picoso · picoso · Spanish
picoso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | picoso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [piˈkoso] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “picoso” en español
Rare enough to double-check
picoso is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [piˈkoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
picoso has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is picoso, spelled P-I-C-O-S-O.
Definition
- 1De sabor muy picante, de pungencia elevada.
- 2De pungencia muy leve, ligeramente picante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how picoso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Estos chilaquiles sí quedaron picosos
El ajo estaba picoso
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.