pistilo
[pisˈt̪ilo]
The verdict
“pistilo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Órgano reproductor vegetal ensanchado en la base, donde está el ovario, que se prolonga con el estilo, tubo estrecho terminado en un engrosamiento, el estigma, ubicado en el centro de la flor. Pued...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pistilo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pisˈt̪ilo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pistilo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pistilo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pisˈt̪ilo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pistilo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pistilo, spelled P-I-S-T-I-L-O.
Definition
- 1Órgano reproductor vegetal ensanchado en la base, donde está el ovario, que se prolonga con el estilo, tubo estrecho terminado en un engrosamiento, el estigma, ubicado en el centro de la flor. Puede equivaler a un gineceo monocarpelar o a un gineceo policarpelar con varios carpelos soldados. Si una flor tiene los carpelos libres, cada uno formará un pistilo.
- 2Utensilio alargado con un abultamiento en su extremo que se utiliza para triturar o mezclar sustancias en un mortero.
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 “pistilo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-S-T-I-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pisˈt̪ilo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.