pitillo

[piˈt̪iʝo]

/[piˈt̪iʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“pitillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,815 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,815
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cilindro de tabaco picado u otro narcótico, envuelto en hojas o papel, que se enciende para inhalar su humo

Corpus desk

Index ES-pitillo · pitillo · Spanish

pitillo · rank #55,815 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,815
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH planificados

Nearest frequency peer: planificados (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “pitillo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pitillo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pitillo
PropertyValue
Headwordpitillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈt̪iʝo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,815
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pitillo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pitillocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “planificados” (#55,816), “pilsen” (#55,813), “polonio” (#55,818). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pitillo” va en #55,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pitillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,815 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [piˈt̪iʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for pitillo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pitillo, spelled P-I-T-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cilindro de tabaco picado u otro narcótico, envuelto en hojas o papel, que se enciende para inhalar su humo
  2. 2
    Pequeño tubo plástico que sirve para sorber líquidos, especialmente refrescos
  3. 3
    Órgano eréctil del hombre.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pitillo"?
"pitillo" is spelled P-I-T-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈt̪iʝo].
What does "pitillo" mean?
As a noun, "pitillo" means: Cilindro de tabaco picado u otro narcótico, envuelto en hojas o papel, que se enciende para inhalar su humo
How do you pronounce "pitillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pitillo" is [piˈt̪iʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pitillo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pitillo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list