pigmento

[piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]

/[piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“pigmento” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,782. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,782
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sustancia de color, generalmente en forma de polvo fino, que según el medio en que se encuentra disuelto posibilita las distintas técnicas pictóricas. Se distinguen según su naturaleza: los pigment...

Corpus desk

Index ES-pigmento · pigmento · Spanish

pigmento · rank #37,782 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,782
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pichón

Nearest frequency peer: pichón (-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 “pigmento”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pigmento” 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).

pigmento vs pimiento
75% similar
pigmento vs pimentón
63% similar
pigmento vs pigmentos
89% similar

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

Key facts for pigmento
PropertyValue
Headwordpigmento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,782
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pigmento”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pigmentocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pichón” (#37,781), “pianos” (#37,780), “pirotecnia” (#37,784). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pigmento” va en #37,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around pigmento (IPA [piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,782 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pigmento, with forms such as "ipgmento", "pgimento", and "pigemnto". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "pimiento", "pimentón", "pigmentos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 pigmento, spelled P-I-G-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sustancia de color, generalmente en forma de polvo fino, que según el medio en que se encuentra disuelto posibilita las distintas técnicas pictóricas. Se distinguen según su naturaleza: los pigmentos metálicos, los pigmentos minerales, los orgánicos y los organometálicos.
  2. 2
    Materia colorante que, disuelta o en forma de gránulos, se encuentra en el protoplasma de muchas células vegetales y animales.

Synonyms

colorante

This word in other languages

pigment(English)pigment(Français)Pigment(Deutsch)pigmento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipgmento
  • pgimento
  • pigemnto
  • piggmento
  • pigmennto
  • pigmenot
  • pigmentto
  • pigmetno
  • pigmmento
  • pigmneto
  • pimgento
  • ppigmento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pigmento - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ipgmento2pgimento2pigemnto2piggmento1pigmennto1pigmenot2pigmentto1pigmetno2
Edit distance from "pigmento"

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 "pigmento"?
"pigmento" is spelled P-I-G-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o].
What does "pigmento" mean?
As a noun, "pigmento" means: Sustancia de color, generalmente en forma de polvo fino, que según el medio en que se encuentra disuelto posibilita las distintas técnicas pictóricas. Se distinguen según su naturaleza: los pigment...
What words are commonly confused with "pigmento"?
"pigmento" is commonly confused with "pimiento", "pimentón", "pigmentos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pigmento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pigmento" is [piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pigmento" come from?
"pigmento" 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 "pigmento", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pisotear#37,786plebeyos#37,788patillas#37,768preserva#37,798

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

pesebre12 variantspasivas12 variantsparanoica12 variantsnotación12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list