pinchar
[pĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
The verdict
“pinchar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,507 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #28,507
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Clavar en algo una cosa punzante.
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 | 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) |
Where “pinchar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pinchar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 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
- 1Clavar en algo una cosa punzante.
- 2Poner inyecciones.
- 3Estimular.
- 4Enojar.
- 5Cometer un error, no conseguir en algo el resultado pretendido.
- 6Insistir con alguien para que realice cierta cosa.
- 7Colocar discos en un equipo reproductor de sonido.
- 8Desinflarse una rueda del coche que conduce o en que va el sujeto.
- 9Interceptar una conversación o línea telefónica, generalmente de manera ilegal.
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.
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 “pinchar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-N-C-H-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pinche” - see the side-by-side comparison. pinchar vs pinche
- 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.