Pintor

[pĩn̪ˈt̪oɾ]

/[pĩn̪ˈt̪oɾ]/ name

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The verdict

“Pintor” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,215. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,215
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de una pequeña constelación austral al sur de la Paloma, al este de la estrella Canopo de la Quilla. Está situada entre las constelaciones de la Popa, la Quilla, el Pez Volador, la Dorada, e...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Pintor vs pito
50% similar
Pintor vs punto
50% similar
Pintor vs pitos
50% similar

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

Key facts for Pintor
PropertyValue
HeadwordPintor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[pĩn̪ˈt̪oɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,215
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pintor” 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). Pintor lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Pintor (IPA [pĩn̪ˈt̪oɾ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,215 among 48,357 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nombre de una pequeña constelación austral al sur de la Paloma, al este de la estrella Canopo de la Quilla. Está situada entre las constelaciones de la Popa, la Quilla, el Pez Volador, la Dorada, e...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pintor, with forms such as "ipntor", "pinntor", and "pinotr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pito", "punto", "pitos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Pintor, spelled P-I-N-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de una pequeña constelación austral al sur de la Paloma, al este de la estrella Canopo de la Quilla. Está situada entre las constelaciones de la Popa, la Quilla, el Pez Volador, la Dorada, el Buril y la Paloma. Inicialmente se llamó el Caballete del Pintor (Equuleus Pictoris). Alfa y Beta Pictoris son las únicas dos estrellas fáciles de ver a simple vista, el resto es de menor magnitud. En Beta Picotoris observamos el primer sistema protoplanetario extrasolar conocido.

Synonyms

Pictor

This word in other languages

Easel(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipntor
  • pinntor
  • pinotr
  • pintorr
  • pintro
  • pinttor
  • pitnor
  • pnitor
  • ppintor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pintor - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ipntor2pinntor1pinotr2pintorr1pintro2pinttor1pitnor2pnitor2
Edit distance from "Pintor"

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 "Pintor"?
"Pintor" is spelled P-I-N-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pĩn̪ˈt̪oɾ].
What does "Pintor" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pintor" means: Nombre de una pequeña constelación austral al sur de la Paloma, al este de la estrella Canopo de la Quilla. Está situada entre las constelaciones de la Popa, la Quilla, el Pez Volador, la Dorada, e...
What words are commonly confused with "Pintor"?
"Pintor" is commonly confused with "pito", "punto", "pitos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pintor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pintor" is [pĩn̪ˈt̪oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pintor" come from?
"Pintor" 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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Using “Pintor”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-N-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pĩn̪ˈt̪oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pito” - see the side-by-side comparison. Pintor vs pito
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list