pista
[ˈpist̪a]
The verdict
“pista” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,414 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,414
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rastro de los animales o personas al ir de un lugar a otro.
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 | pista |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpist̪a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #2,414 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pista” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pista is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpist̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,414 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pista, with forms such as "ipsta", "pisat", and "pissta". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pit", "puta", "post", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pista, spelled P-I-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1Rastro de los animales o personas al ir de un lugar a otro.
- 2Elemento (físico o mental), información o deducción que se usa para tratar de llegar a un lado o descifrar una incógnita.
- 3Calle de un campo aéreo, por donde los aviones carretean, aterrizan o despegan.
- 4Calle de un campo de carreras o otro deporte, por donde los automóviles, personas, caballos, galgos, etc. corren.
- 5Elemento de un disco o cinta de audio, que guarda la información sonora o visual.
- 6Por extensión, cada canción, melodía, discurso u otras formas de sonido o video de los discos o cintas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ipsta,pisat,pissta,pistta,pitsa,ppista,psita
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pista - 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 “pista”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpist̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pit” - see the side-by-side comparison. pista vs pit
- 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.