pistacho

[pisˈt̪at͡ʃo]

/[pisˈt̪at͡ʃo]/ noun

The verdict

“pistacho” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,546 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,546
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Pistacia vera) Fruto del alfóncigo cuya cáscara es dura y cuya semilla es comestible, dulce y oleaginosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pistacho · pistacho · Spanish

pistacho · rank #62,546 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,546
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pirita

Nearest frequency peer: pirita (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “pistacho”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pistacho” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pistacho
PropertyValue
Headwordpistacho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pisˈt̪at͡ʃo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,546
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pistacho” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pistachocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pirita” (#62,545), “plane” (#62,547), “plasmáticas” (#62,548). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pistacho” va en #62,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pistacho is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,546 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pisˈt̪at͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pistacho, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pistacho, spelled P-I-S-T-A-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Pistacia vera) Fruto del alfóncigo cuya cáscara es dura y cuya semilla es comestible, dulce y oleaginosa.
  2. 2
    Semilla comestible del fruto anterior.

Synonyms

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 "pistacho"?
"pistacho" is spelled P-I-S-T-A-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pisˈt̪at͡ʃo].
What does "pistacho" mean?
As a noun, "pistacho" means: (Pistacia vera) Fruto del alfóncigo cuya cáscara es dura y cuya semilla es comestible, dulce y oleaginosa.
How do you pronounce "pistacho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pistacho" is [pisˈt̪at͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pistacho" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list