pirsin
[ˈpiɾsĩn]
The verdict
“pirsin” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Perforación practicada en alguna parte del cuerpo, generalmente exceptuando el lóbulo de la oreja, a la que se fija alguna clase de adorno, como pendientes o argollas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pirsin |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpiɾsĩn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pirsin” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pirsin is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpiɾsĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perforación practicada en alguna parte del cuerpo, generalmente exceptuando el lóbulo de la oreja, a la que se fija alguna clase de adorno, como pendientes o argollas.".
pirsin has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pirsin, spelled P-I-R-S-I-N.
Definition
- 1Perforación practicada en alguna parte del cuerpo, generalmente exceptuando el lóbulo de la oreja, a la que se fija alguna clase de adorno, como pendientes o argollas.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pirsin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-R-S-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpiɾsĩn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.