pinza

/[ˈpĩnsa]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,148

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pinza is aSpanishnoun. It means: Instrumento que consta de dos partes que se juntan en una de sus puntas, y que se mantiene cerrado, fijo o apretado, mediante un resorte o muelle, y cuya utilidad principal es sujetar objetos como ... Pronounced [ˈpĩnsa]. Often confused with pisa and pipa.

Key facts for pinza
PropertyValue
Headwordpinza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpĩnsa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,148
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pinza is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpĩnsa]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,148 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for pinza, with forms such as "ipnza", "pinaz", and "pinnza". 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, "pisa", "pipa", "pita", 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 pinza, spelled P-I-N-Z-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento que consta de dos partes que se juntan en una de sus puntas, y que se mantiene cerrado, fijo o apretado, mediante un resorte o muelle, y cuya utilidad principal es sujetar objetos como papeles, ropa, pelo y otros.
  2. 2
    Instrumento que constan de dos partes que se juntan en una de sus puntas mediante presión manual, y que tiende a abrirse en su posición de reposo. Según su forma y tamaño se usa para sujetar y tirar en labores de cocina, cirugía, depilación y otras.
  3. 3
    Órgano de dos piezas para sujetar y desgarrar que poseen numerosos animales, en particular los artrópodos y crustáceos.
  4. 4
    Pliegue de la ropa que se cose para que la prenda de vestir tome cierta forma.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ipnza,pinaz,pinnza,pinzza,pizna,pniza,ppinza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pinza

Misspelling Variants of "pinza"

ipnza5pinaz5pinnza6pinzza6pizna5pniza5ppinza6
Misspelling Variants of "pinza"

Frequency rank: #22,148 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pinza"?
"pinza" is spelled P-I-N-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpĩnsa].
What does "pinza" mean?
As a noun, "pinza" means: Instrumento que consta de dos partes que se juntan en una de sus puntas, y que se mantiene cerrado, fijo o apretado, mediante un resorte o muelle, y cuya utilidad principal es sujetar objetos como ...
What words are commonly confused with "pinza"?
"pinza" is commonly confused with "pisa", "pipa", "pita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pinza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pinza" is [ˈpĩnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pinza" come from?
"pinza" 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.