pique

[ˈpike]

/[ˈpike]/ noun

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The verdict

“pique” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,238. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,238
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resentimiento, desazón o disgusto ocasionado de una disputa u otra cosa semejante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pique · pique · Spanish

pique · rank #17,238 · 6 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,238
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH perjudica

Nearest frequency peer: perjudica (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pique”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pique” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

pique vs pue
60% similar
pique vs porque
67% similar
pique vs psique
83% similar

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

Key facts for pique
PropertyValue
Headwordpique
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpike]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,238
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pique”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.piquecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “perjudica” (#17,237), “peregrinación” (#17,236), “polaca” (#17,240). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pique” va en #17,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around pique (IPA [ˈpike]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,238 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pique, with forms such as "ipque", "piqeu", and "piqque". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "pue", "porque", "psique", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pique, spelled P-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Resentimiento, desazón o disgusto ocasionado de una disputa u otra cosa semejante.
  2. 2
    Capacidad de aceleración de un automóvil.
  3. 3
    Carrera corta y de gran intensidad.^([cita requerida]).
  4. 4
    Tirón que da sobre la línea o cordel el pez al apresar la carnada y con ella el anzuelo.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, posibilidad de capturar peces mediante la pesca.
  6. 6
    (Armillaria mellea) Hongo comestible que es parásito de las raíces de ciertos árboles y les provoca una podredumbre blanca.
  7. 7
    Ají picante (diversas especies del género Capsicum) y/o salsa preparada con él.
  8. 8
    Entrada vertical o pozo de una mina.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Algunos decían que podía haber un pique entre ambos, aunque por todos es sabida la forma de actuar del Sabio, que a veces utiliza métodos no muy habituales para motivar a sus futbolistas. Sin embargo, y debido al revuelo montado, Aragonés ha tenido que salir al paso y explicar que esta conversación con el portero fue en tono de broma.
  2. Además, los motores de última generación están incorporando tecnología "common rail", con la cual se logra una inyección de combustible mucho más controlada del motor. Así no sólo se gana en eficiencia, sino también le da un mayor pique, lo hace menos ruidoso y ambientalmente es más eficiente.

Synonyms

picaresquemorresentimientoarmillaria de color mielhongo de la mielhongo de la podredumbre de las raíces

This word in other languages

honey fungus(English)Hallimasche(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipque
  • piqeu
  • piqque
  • piuqe
  • ppique
  • pqiue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pique - 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.

ipque2piqeu2piqque1piuqe2ppique1pqiue2
Edit distance from "pique"

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 "pique"?
"pique" is spelled P-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpike].
What does "pique" mean?
As a noun, "pique" means: Resentimiento, desazón o disgusto ocasionado de una disputa u otra cosa semejante.
What words are commonly confused with "pique"?
"pique" is commonly confused with "pue", "porque", "psique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pique" is [ˈpike]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pique" come from?
"pique" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lucho#17,195tecla#17,300tomos#17,305trade#17,307

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list