pintura
[pĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa]
The verdict
“pintura” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,413 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,413
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arte que se ocupa de la técnica de pintar.
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 | pintura |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,413 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pintura” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pintura is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,413 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pintura, with forms such as "ipntura", "pinntura", and "pintrua". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Piura", "postura", "pinturas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pintura, spelled P-I-N-T-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1Arte que se ocupa de la técnica de pintar.
- 2Superficie sobre la que se encuentra algo pintado.
- 3Material aplicado sobre la superficie de un objeto con el fin de protegerlo, expresar un concepto y/o dar una sensación agradable.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ipntura,pinntura,pintrua,pinttura,pintuar,pinturra,pinutra,pitnura,pnitura,ppintura
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pintura - 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.
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 “pintura”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-N-T-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pĩn̪ˈt̪uɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Piura” - see the side-by-side comparison. pintura vs Piura
- 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.