picota

[piˈkot̪a]

/[piˈkot̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“picota” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,373. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,373
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rollo o columna de piedra o de fábrica, que había a la entrada de algunos lugares, donde se exponían las cabezas de los ajusticiados, o los reos, a la vergüenza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-picota · picota · Spanish

picota · rank #44,373 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,373
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pintorescos

Nearest frequency peer: pintorescos (+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 “picota”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “picota” 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).

picota vs pita
67% similar
picota vs pista
67% similar
picota vs pinta
67% similar

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

Key facts for picota
PropertyValue
Headwordpicota
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈkot̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,373
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “picota”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pintorescos” (#44,374), “petrolífera” (#44,371), “pipo” (#44,375). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “picota” va en #44,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around picota (IPA [piˈkot̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,373 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for picota, with forms such as "ipcota", "pciota", and "piccota". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "pita", "pista", "pinta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is picota, spelled P-I-C-O-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rollo o columna de piedra o de fábrica, que había a la entrada de algunos lugares, donde se exponían las cabezas de los ajusticiados, o los reos, a la vergüenza.
  2. 2
    Juego de muchachos, en que cada jugador tira un palo puntiagudo para clavarlo en el suelo y derribar el del contrario.
  3. 3
    Parte superior, en punta, de una torre o montaña muy alta.
  4. 4
    Barra ahorquillada donde descansa el perno sobre el cual gira el guimbalete.
  5. 5
    Herramienta formada por una pieza de metal ahusada con un ojo en el centro, por donde se inserta un mango. Se usa para cavar o para romper ciertas clases de roca.

Synonyms

pico

This word in other languages

pickaxe(English)pioche(Français)Pickel(Deutsch)picareta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipcota
  • pciota
  • piccota
  • picoat
  • picotta
  • pictoa
  • piocta
  • ppicota

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of picota - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ipcota2pciota2piccota1picoat2picotta1pictoa2piocta2ppicota1
Edit distance from "picota"

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 "picota"?
"picota" is spelled P-I-C-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈkot̪a].
What does "picota" mean?
As a noun, "picota" means: Rollo o columna de piedra o de fábrica, que había a la entrada de algunos lugares, donde se exponían las cabezas de los ajusticiados, o los reos, a la vergüenza.
What words are commonly confused with "picota"?
"picota" is commonly confused with "pita", "pista", "pinta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "picota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "picota" is [piˈkot̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "picota" come from?
"picota" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

peseta#44,370poroto#44,380prendí#44,383pavada#44,362

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

pagoda8 variantsoutlet8 variantsnítida8 variantsmedial8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list