pigmentación

[piɣ̞mẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]

/[piɣ̞mẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“pigmentación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,125 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,125
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Coloración, acción y efecto de tener pigmento, color.

Key facts for pigmentación
PropertyValue
Headwordpigmentación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piɣ̞mẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#53,125
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pigmentación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pigmentación lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pigmentación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,125 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [piɣ̞mẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Coloración, acción y efecto de tener pigmento, color.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pigmentación, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 pigmentación, spelled P-I-G-M-E-N-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coloración, acción y efecto de tener pigmento, color.

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 "pigmentación"?
"pigmentación" is spelled P-I-G-M-E-N-T-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [piɣ̞mẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn].
What does "pigmentación" mean?
As a noun, "pigmentación" means: Coloración, acción y efecto de tener pigmento, color.
How do you pronounce "pigmentación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pigmentación" is [piɣ̞mẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pigmentación" come from?
"pigmentación" 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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Using “pigmentación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-G-M-E-N-T-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [piɣ̞mẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list