pilsen
[ˈpilsẽn]
The verdict
“pilsen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,813 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,813
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cerveza, bebida alcohólica, espumosa, no destilada, obtenida por fermentación de la cebada germinada y malta en agua, y aromatizada con lúpulo, boj o casia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pilsen · pilsen · Spanish
pilsen · rank #55,813 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,813
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH pitillo
Nearest frequency peer: pitillo (+2 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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “pilsen”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- perturban
perturban
44,193 corpus weight
- peyote
peyote
44,191 corpus weight
- pilsen
pilsen
44,188 corpus weight
- pitillo
pitillo
44,186 corpus weight
- planificados
planificados
44,185 corpus weight
- polonio
polonio
44,183 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pilsen” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pilsen |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpilsẽn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #55,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pilsen” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pilsen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,813 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpilsẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cerveza, bebida alcohólica, espumosa, no destilada, obtenida por fermentación de la cebada germinada y malta en agua, y aromatizada con lúpulo, boj o casia.".
pilsen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pilsen, spelled P-I-L-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Cerveza, bebida alcohólica, espumosa, no destilada, obtenida por fermentación de la cebada germinada y malta en agua, y aromatizada con lúpulo, boj o casia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pilsen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Carlos Urcullo y Leyla Bustos son pololos y fanáticos de la cerveza. La toman tanto que siempre que salen a pasear beben, aunque sea un schopito. Hace un tiempo se cabrearon de chupar pilsen ajena e inventaron su propia chela para rendirle culto al brebaje quita calores.
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.
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