pinchar

Name: pinchar, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[pĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]

/[pĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“pinchar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,507
frequency rank, Spanish: 6,028
“P” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clavar en algo una cosa punzante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pinchar · pinchar · Spanish

pinchar · rank #28,507 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

FREQ-MID #28,507
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,028
PHOTO-FINISH Philadelphia

Nearest frequency peer: Philadelphia (-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.

permanecerán

71,500
person

71,497
pertenecemos

71,496
Philadelphia

71,495
pinchar

71,494
portado

71,490

What this shows “pinchar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pinchar vs pinche

71% similar

pinchar vs pintar

71% similar

pinchar vs pincho

71% similar

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

Key facts for pinchar
Property	Value
Headword	pinchar
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[pĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#28,507
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	10
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pinchar”

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

#28,507

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Philadelphia” (#28,506), “pertenecemos” (#28,505), “person” (#28,504). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pinchar” va en #28,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around pinchar (IPA [pĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,507 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pinchar, with forms such as "ipnchar", "picnhar", and "pincahr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "pinche", "pintar", "pincho", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 pinchar, spelled P-I-N-C-H-A-R.

Definition

1
Clavar en algo una cosa punzante.
2
Poner inyecciones.
3
Estimular.
4
Enojar.
5
Cometer un error, no conseguir en algo el resultado pretendido.
6
Insistir con alguien para que realice cierta cosa.
7
Colocar discos en un equipo reproductor de sonido.
8
Desinflarse una rueda del coche que conduce o en que va el sujeto.
9
Interceptar una conversación o línea telefónica, generalmente de manera ilegal.

Synonyms

espichar ponchar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ipnchar
picnhar
pincahr
pincchar
pincharr
pinchhar
pinchra
pinhcar
pinnchar
pnichar
ppinchar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pinchar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "pinchar"

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 "pinchar"?

"pinchar" is spelled P-I-N-C-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ].

What does "pinchar" mean?

As a verb, "pinchar" means: Clavar en algo una cosa punzante.

What words are commonly confused with "pinchar"?

"pinchar" is commonly confused with "pinche", "pintar", "pincho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "pinchar"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pinchar" is [pĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "pinchar" come from?

"pinchar" 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 "pinchar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

portado#28,511 predica#28,515 propaga#28,521 paletas#28,490

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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