pintos

/[ˈpĩn̪t̪os]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,922

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pintos is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de pinto. Pronounced [ˈpĩn̪t̪os]. Often confused with pito and punto.

Key facts for pintos
PropertyValue
Headwordpintos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpĩn̪t̪os]
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,922
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pintos is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpĩn̪t̪os]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,922 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de pinto.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for pintos, with forms such as "ipntos", "pinntos", and "pinots". 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, "pito", "punto", "pisos", 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 pintos, spelled P-I-N-T-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de pinto.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ipntos,pinntos,pinots,pintoss,pintso,pinttos,pitnos,pnitos,ppintos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pintos

Misspelling Variants of "pintos"

ipntos6pinntos7pinots6pintoss7pintso6pinttos7pitnos6pnitos6
Misspelling Variants of "pintos"

Frequency rank: #39,922 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pintos"?
"pintos" is spelled P-I-N-T-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpĩn̪t̪os].
What does "pintos" mean?
As a noun, "pintos" means: Forma del plural de pinto.
What words are commonly confused with "pintos"?
"pintos" is commonly confused with "pito", "punto", "pisos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pintos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pintos" is [ˈpĩn̪t̪os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pintos" come from?
"pintos" 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.