como pez en el agua
[ˈkomo ˈpes ẽn el ˈaɣ̞wa]
The verdict
“como pez en el agua” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En una situación muy cómoda, agradable o en que se sabe cómo moverse con acierto.
Corpus desk
Index ES-como-pez-en-el-agua · como pez en el agua · Spanish
como pez en el agua · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | como pez en el agua |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈkomo ˈpes ẽn el ˈaɣ̞wa] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
como pez en el agua is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈkomo ˈpes ẽn el ˈaɣ̞wa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for como pez en el agua in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is como pez en el agua, spelled C-O-M-O- -P-E-Z- -E-N- -E-L- -A-G-U-A.
Definition
- 1En una situación muy cómoda, agradable o en que se sabe cómo moverse con acierto.
- 2De manera natural o fácil, sin esfuerzo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how como pez en el agua appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[En Salamanca], Unamuno se encontró como pez en el agua; su auténtico ser descubrió la horma de su zapato
se desenvuelve como pez en el agua en el área donde está especializado
Synonyms
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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.