pituto

[piˈt̪ut̪o]

/[piˈt̪ut̪o]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porción alargada y sobresaliente de un objeto, como las espitas de ciertos recipientes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pituto · pituto · Spanish

pituto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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 pituto
PropertyValue
Headwordpituto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈt̪ut̪o]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pituto” en español

pitutoqueda 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

pituto is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [piˈt̪ut̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pituto, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 pituto, spelled P-I-T-U-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porción alargada y sobresaliente de un objeto, como las espitas de ciertos recipientes.
  2. 2
    Soporte para estantes de madera, de composición metálica, en ocasiones de color bronceado.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, cualquier objeto pequeño alargado de uso no identificado.
  4. 4
    Trabajo esporádico e informal.
  5. 5
    Relación con alguien influyente que se utiliza para obtener una ventaja, en particular un trabajo, al margen de los méritos propios.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pituto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ocasiones en las cuales es deseable tener un pituto: para sacarse un parte en la carretera, para no hacer el servicio militar, para conseguir trabajo, para que lo atiendan inmediatamente en el hospital

Synonyms

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 "pituto"?
"pituto" is spelled P-I-T-U-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈt̪ut̪o].
What does "pituto" mean?
As a noun, "pituto" means: Porción alargada y sobresaliente de un objeto, como las espitas de ciertos recipientes.
How do you pronounce "pituto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pituto" is [piˈt̪ut̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pituto" come from?
"pituto" 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.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list