pistilo

[pisˈt̪ilo]

/[pisˈt̪ilo]/ noun

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 September 3, 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...

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Index ES-pistilo · pistilo · Spanish

pistilo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for pistilo
PropertyValue
Headwordpistilo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pisˈt̪ilo]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pistilo” en español

pistiloqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    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. 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.
  2. 2
    Utensilio alargado con un abultamiento en su extremo que se utiliza para triturar o mezclar sustancias en un mortero.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pistilo"?
"pistilo" is spelled P-I-S-T-I-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pisˈt̪ilo].
What does "pistilo" mean?
As a noun, "pistilo" means: 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...
How do you pronounce "pistilo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pistilo" is [pisˈt̪ilo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pistilo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list