como pez en el agua

[ˈkomo ˈpes ẽn el ˈaɣ̞wa]

/[ˈkomo ˈpes ẽn el ˈaɣ̞wa]/ phrase

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.

Key facts for como pez en el agua
PropertyValue
Headwordcomo pez en el agua
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈkomo ˈpes ẽn el ˈaɣ̞wa]
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “como pez en el agua” en español

como pez en el aguano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    En una situación muy cómoda, agradable o en que se sabe cómo moverse con acierto.
  2. 2
    De manera natural o fácil, sin esfuerzo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how como pez en el agua appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [En Salamanca], Unamuno se encontró como pez en el agua; su auténtico ser descubrió la horma de su zapato
  2. se desenvuelve como pez en el agua en el área donde está especializado

Synonyms

como en casa

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "como pez en el agua"?
"como pez en el agua" is spelled C-O-M-O- -P-E-Z- -E-N- -E-L- -A-G-U-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkomo ˈpes ẽn el ˈaɣ̞wa].
What does "como pez en el agua" mean?
As a phrase, "como pez en el agua" means: En una situación muy cómoda, agradable o en que se sabe cómo moverse con acierto.
How do you pronounce "como pez en el agua"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "como pez en el agua" is [ˈkomo ˈpes ẽn el ˈaɣ̞wa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "como pez en el agua" come from?
"como pez en el agua" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list