al pie de la palabra

Spanish, adjective/al ˌpje de la paˈlabɾa/

al pie de la palabra is a Spanish adjective meaning “word-for-word (using exactly the same words as were originally used)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does al pie de la palabra mean in English?

adjective

1
word-for-word (using exactly the same words as were originally used)

adverb

1
word for word (in exactly the same words)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce al pie de la palabra?

/al ˌpje de la paˈlabɾa/
[al ˌpje ð̞e la paˈla.β̞ɾa]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.