pífano
[ˈpifano]
The verdict
“pífano” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Instrumento militar que sirve en la infantería, acompañado con la caja. Es una pequeña flauta, de muy aguda voz, que se toca atravesada.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pifano · pífano · Spanish
pífano · 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 | pífano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpifano] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pífano” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pífano is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpifano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for pífano in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pífano, spelled P-Í-F-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Instrumento militar que sirve en la infantería, acompañado con la caja. Es una pequeña flauta, de muy aguda voz, que se toca atravesada.
- 2Persona que toca este instrumento.
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.