de pies a cabeza

[d̪e ˈpjes a kaˈβ̞esa]

/[d̪e ˈpjes a kaˈβ̞esa]/ phrase

The verdict

“de pies a cabeza” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Completamente, totalmente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-de-pies-a-cabeza · de pies a cabeza · Spanish

de pies a cabeza · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 de pies a cabeza
PropertyValue
Headwordde pies a cabeza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[d̪e ˈpjes a kaˈβ̞esa]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “de pies a cabeza” en español

de pies a cabezaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

de pies a cabeza is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [d̪e ˈpjes a kaˈβ̞esa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Completamente, totalmente.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for de pies a cabeza, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is de pies a cabeza, spelled D-E- -P-I-E-S- -A- -C-A-B-E-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Completamente, totalmente.

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 "de pies a cabeza"?
"de pies a cabeza" is spelled D-E- -P-I-E-S- -A- -C-A-B-E-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪e ˈpjes a kaˈβ̞esa].
What does "de pies a cabeza" mean?
As a phrase, "de pies a cabeza" means: Completamente, totalmente.
How do you pronounce "de pies a cabeza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "de pies a cabeza" is [d̪e ˈpjes a kaˈβ̞esa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list