pitada
[piˈt̪að̞a]
The verdict
“pitada” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #76,648 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #76,648
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y efecto de pitar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pitada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [piˈt̪að̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #76,648 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pitada” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pitada is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [piˈt̪að̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #76,648 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pitada, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pitada, spelled P-I-T-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Acción y efecto de pitar.
- 2Rechazo expresado a través de pitadas₁, chiflidos y silbidos, acompañado generalmente por gritos y demás ruidos.^([cita requerida]).
- 3Acción de aspirar una única vez el humo del pito o cigarrillo.
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); 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 “pitada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-T-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [piˈt̪að̞a] (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.