piquete

[piˈket̪e]

/[piˈket̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“piquete” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,351. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,351
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Herida leve hecha con alguna herramienta cortante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-piquete · piquete · Spanish

piquete · rank #27,351 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,351
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pia

Nearest frequency peer: pia (-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 “piquete”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “piquete” 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).

piquete vs piquetes
88% similar
piquete vs pique
71% similar
piquete vs paquete
86% similar

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

Key facts for piquete
PropertyValue
Headwordpiquete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈket̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,351
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “piquete”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).piquetecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pia” (#27,350), “pertenecido” (#27,349), “podáis” (#27,353). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “piquete” va en #27,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around piquete (IPA [piˈket̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,351 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for piquete, with forms such as "ipquete", "piqeute", and "piqquete". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "piquetes", "pique", "paquete", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is piquete, spelled P-I-Q-U-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Herida leve hecha con alguna herramienta cortante.
  2. 2
    Agujero hecho en la ropa.
  3. 3
    Picadura de insecto.
  4. 4
    Forma de protesta que consiste en la obstrucción de la vía pública, usualmente implicando la intimidación a civiles para impedir la circulación normal.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, grupo que forma parte de dichas protestas.
  6. 6
    Grupo poco numeroso de soldados o policías para realizar un servicio extraordinario o un homenaje a caídos en servicio.
  7. 7
    Agregado alcohólico que se hace a una bebida.
  8. 8
    Estaca pequeña.
  9. 9
    Lugar destinado al encierro de animales.
  10. 10
    Banda musical de pocos integrantes.
  11. 11
    Provocación de envidia.
  12. 12
    Plato típico de Colombia, basado en carne de cerdo, yuca, papa, entre otros ingredientes que acompañan.
  13. 13
    Arrogancia, vanidad.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipquete
  • piqeute
  • piqquete
  • piqueet
  • piquette
  • piqutee
  • piuqete
  • ppiquete
  • pqiuete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of piquete - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ipquete2piqeute2piqquete1piqueet2piquette1piqutee2piuqete2ppiquete1
Edit distance from "piquete"

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 "piquete"?
"piquete" is spelled P-I-Q-U-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈket̪e].
What does "piquete" mean?
As a noun, "piquete" means: Herida leve hecha con alguna herramienta cortante.
What words are commonly confused with "piquete"?
"piquete" is commonly confused with "piquetes", "pique", "paquete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "piquete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piquete" is [piˈket̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piquete" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

percibo#27,346palitos#27,337prueben#27,365recogía#27,371

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Orense9 variantsnichos9 variantsmástil9 variantsreturn9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list