pitillera

[pit̪iˈʝeɾa]

/[pit̪iˈʝeɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“pitillera” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pequeña caja o estuche para guardar cigarrillos (pitillos).

Corpus desk

Index ES-pitillera · pitillera · Spanish

pitillera · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 pitillera
PropertyValue
Headwordpitillera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pit̪iˈʝeɾa]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pitillera” en español

pitilleraqueda 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

pitillera is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pit̪iˈʝeɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pitillera, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pitillera, spelled P-I-T-I-L-L-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pequeña caja o estuche para guardar cigarrillos (pitillos).
  2. 2
    Cigarrera que se ocupa en hacer pitillos.

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 "pitillera"?
"pitillera" is spelled P-I-T-I-L-L-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pit̪iˈʝeɾa].
What does "pitillera" mean?
As a noun, "pitillera" means: Pequeña caja o estuche para guardar cigarrillos (pitillos).
How do you pronounce "pitillera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pitillera" is [pit̪iˈʝeɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pitillera" come from?
"pitillera" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list