pigmento
[piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]
The verdict
“pigmento” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #37,782 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #37,782
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pigmento |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #37,782 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pigmento” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pigmento is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,782 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Sustancia 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.
- 2Materia colorante que, disuelta o en forma de gránulos, se encuentra en el protoplasma de muchas células vegetales y animales.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “pigmento”
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-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [piɣ̞ˈmẽn̪t̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pimiento” - see the side-by-side comparison. pigmento vs pimiento
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.