salpicadas

[salpiˈkað̞as]

/[salpiˈkað̞as]/ participle

The verdict

“salpicadas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,544 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,544
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de salpicado, participio de salpicar.

Key facts for salpicadas
PropertyValue
Headwordsalpicadas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[salpiˈkað̞as]
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,544
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “salpicadas” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). salpicadas lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

salpicadas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,544 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [salpiˈkað̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de salpicado, participio de salpicar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for salpicadas in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is salpicadas, spelled S-A-L-P-I-C-A-D-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de salpicado, participio de salpicar.

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 "salpicadas"?
"salpicadas" is spelled S-A-L-P-I-C-A-D-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [salpiˈkað̞as].
What does "salpicadas" mean?
As a participle, "salpicadas" means: Forma del femenino plural de salpicado, participio de salpicar.
How do you pronounce "salpicadas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salpicadas" is [salpiˈkað̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salpicadas" come from?
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Using “salpicadas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-L-P-I-C-A-D-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [salpiˈkað̞as] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list