salpicadero
[salpikaˈð̞eɾo]
The verdict
“salpicadero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,620 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,620
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En los automóviles: panel situado frente al conductor donde se encuentran los mandos y otros dispositivos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-salpicadero · salpicadero · Spanish
salpicadero · rank #70,620 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,620
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH Saladillo
Nearest frequency peer: Saladillo (-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 “salpicadero”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- rumanas
rumanas
29,385 corpus weight
- rupia
rupia
29,384 corpus weight
- sacrifique
sacrifique
29,383 corpus weight
- Saladillo
Saladillo
29,382 corpus weight
- salpicadero
salpicadero
29,381 corpus weight
- saludes
saludes
29,378 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “salpicadero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | salpicadero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [salpikaˈð̞eɾo] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #70,620 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “salpicadero” en español
Rare enough to double-check
salpicadero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,620 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [salpikaˈð̞eɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for salpicadero, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 salpicadero, spelled S-A-L-P-I-C-A-D-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1En los automóviles: panel situado frente al conductor donde se encuentran los mandos y otros dispositivos.
- 2En los carruajes: panel situado en la parte anterior al pescante para proteger de las salpicaduras al conductor.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how salpicadero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hacía allí un calor asfixiante. El conductor tenía un puro apagado en la boca, y el aire estancado –con un apestoso aroma, ¿caribeño?– resultaba irrespirable. La radio vociferaba en el salpicadero. Por desagradable que fuera, aquella era una pequeña burbuja de vida en una noche que iba a resultar glacial.
This word in other languages
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.
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