pintas

/[ˈpĩn̪t̪as]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,107

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pintas is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cierto juego de naipes similar al juego llamado parar. Pronounced [ˈpĩn̪t̪as]. Often confused with pita and punta.

Key facts for pintas
PropertyValue
Headwordpintas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpĩn̪t̪as]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,107
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pintas is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpĩn̪t̪as]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,107 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for pintas, with forms such as "ipntas", "pinats", and "pinntas". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pita", "punta", "pista", 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 pintas, spelled P-I-N-T-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cierto juego de naipes similar al juego llamado parar.
  2. 2
    Enfermedad infecciosa grave causada por bacterias del género Rickettsia, transmitidas por la picadura de insectos. Se caracteriza por fiebre alta recurrente, escalofríos, cefalea y exantema.
  3. 3
    Observación del tiempo en los primeros días de enero o de agosto, con la que el vulgo cree poder pronosticar el tiempo del año presente o siguiente.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ipntas,pinats,pinntas,pintass,pintsa,pinttas,pitnas,pnitas,ppintas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pintas

Misspelling Variants of "pintas"

ipntas6pinats6pinntas7pintass7pintsa6pinttas7pitnas6pnitas6
Misspelling Variants of "pintas"

Frequency rank: #21,107 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pintas"?
"pintas" is spelled P-I-N-T-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpĩn̪t̪as].
What does "pintas" mean?
As a noun, "pintas" means: Cierto juego de naipes similar al juego llamado parar.
What words are commonly confused with "pintas"?
"pintas" is commonly confused with "pita", "punta", "pista". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pintas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pintas" is [ˈpĩn̪t̪as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pintas" come from?
"pintas" 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.