pitanza
[piˈt̪ãnsa]
The verdict
“pitanza” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Distribución que se hace diariamente de una cosa, ya sea comestible o pecuniaria.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pitanza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [piˈt̪ãnsa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pitanza” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pitanza is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [piˈt̪ãnsa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pitanza, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pitanza, spelled P-I-T-A-N-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Distribución que se hace diariamente de una cosa, ya sea comestible o pecuniaria.
- 2Ración de comida que se distribuye a quienes viven en comunidad o a los pobres.
- 3Alimento cotidiano.
- 4Precio o estipendio que se da por una cosa.
- 5Tomadura de pelo, broma, generalmente hecha por teléfono.
- 6Banquete generoso e incluso excesivo.^([cita requerida]).
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 “pitanza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-T-A-N-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [piˈt̪ãnsa] (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.