pincelada

[pĩnseˈlað̞a]

/[pĩnseˈlað̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“pincelada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,132 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,132
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Toque de pincel en el proceso de pintar, especialmente una obra de arte pictórico.

Key facts for pincelada
PropertyValue
Headwordpincelada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pĩnseˈlað̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pincelada” 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). pincelada 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

pincelada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,132 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pĩnseˈlað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pincelada, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pincelada, spelled P-I-N-C-E-L-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toque de pincel en el proceso de pintar, especialmente una obra de arte pictórico.
  2. 2
    Representación viva o caracterización, generalmente con palabras breves, de un objeto, idea, elemento o rasgo.
  3. 3
    Matiz, elemento o tono característico que se añade a una situación o a una manera de expresarse.

This word in other languages

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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 "pincelada"?
"pincelada" is spelled P-I-N-C-E-L-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pĩnseˈlað̞a].
What does "pincelada" mean?
As a noun, "pincelada" means: Toque de pincel en el proceso de pintar, especialmente una obra de arte pictórico.
How do you pronounce "pincelada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pincelada" is [pĩnseˈlað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pincelada" come from?
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Using “pincelada”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-N-C-E-L-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pĩnseˈlað̞a] (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