pinchar

/[pĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,507

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

pinchar is aSpanishverb. It means: Clavar en algo una cosa punzante. Pronounced [pĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Often confused with pinche and pintar.

Key facts for pinchar
PropertyValue
Headwordpinchar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,507
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pinchar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pinchar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,507 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for pinchar, with forms such as "ipnchar", "picnhar", and "pincahr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pinchar, spelled P-I-N-C-H-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ipnchar,picnhar,pincahr,pincchar,pincharr,pinchhar,pinchra,pinhcar,pinnchar,pnichar,ppinchar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pinchar

Misspelling Variants of "pinchar"

ipnchar7picnhar7pincahr7pincchar8pincharr8pinchhar8pinchra7pinhcar7
Misspelling Variants of "pinchar"

Frequency rank: #28,507 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.