pyme

[ˈpime]

/[ˈpime]/ noun

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The verdict

“pyme” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,161. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,161
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Empresa mercantil o industrial de pequeño o mediano tamaño, que no supera un determinado número de empleados.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pyme · pyme · Spanish

pyme · rank #22,161 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,161
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH puñaladas

Nearest frequency peer: puñaladas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pyme”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pyme” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pyme vs pm
50% similar
pyme vs pe
50% similar
pyme vs py
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pyme
PropertyValue
Headwordpyme
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpime]
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,161
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pyme”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pymecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “puñaladas” (#22,160), “quebró” (#22,162), “proveen” (#22,159). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pyme” va en #22,161. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around pyme (IPA [ˈpime]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,161 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Empresa mercantil o industrial de pequeño o mediano tamaño, que no supera un determinado número de empleados.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pyme, with forms such as "pmye", "ppyme", and "pyem". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pm", "pe", "py", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pyme, spelled P-Y-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Empresa mercantil o industrial de pequeño o mediano tamaño, que no supera un determinado número de empleados.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hoy en día las pymes tienen los problemas financieros.

This word in other languages

SME(English)PME(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pmye
  • ppyme
  • pyem
  • pymme
  • pyyme
  • ypme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pyme - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pmye2ppyme1pyem2pymme1pyyme1ypme2
Edit distance from "pyme"

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 "pyme"?
"pyme" is spelled P-Y-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpime].
What does "pyme" mean?
As a noun, "pyme" means: Empresa mercantil o industrial de pequeño o mediano tamaño, que no supera un determinado número de empleados.
What words are commonly confused with "pyme"?
"pyme" is commonly confused with "pm", "pe", "py". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pyme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pyme" is [ˈpime]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pyme" come from?
"pyme" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pick#22,147nice#22,120tell#22,207them#22,214

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

queme6 variantspetra6 variantsSammy6 variantsnarrar6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list