pedrera

[peˈð̞ɾeɾa]

/[peˈð̞ɾeɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“pedrera” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,743 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,743
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lugar de donde se extrae la piedra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pedrera · pedrera · Spanish

pedrera · rank #58,743 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,743
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pell

Nearest frequency peer: pell (+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 “pedrera”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pedrera” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pedrera
PropertyValue
Headwordpedrera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈð̞ɾeɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,743
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pedrera” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pedreracae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pell” (#58,744), “patitos” (#58,741), “percibes” (#58,745). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pedrera” va en #58,743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pedrera is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,743 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peˈð̞ɾeɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lugar de donde se extrae la piedra.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pedrera, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is pedrera, spelled P-E-D-R-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar de donde se extrae la piedra.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pedrera appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No tiene esta villa propios ningunos más de una pedrera de donde sacan piedra para molinos, y de cada una le dan dos pesos, y son tan pocos, que por seis años se arrienda esta pedrera en quinientos pesos de oro de trece quilates

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pedrera"?
"pedrera" is spelled P-E-D-R-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈð̞ɾeɾa].
What does "pedrera" mean?
As a noun, "pedrera" means: Lugar de donde se extrae la piedra.
How do you pronounce "pedrera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pedrera" is [peˈð̞ɾeɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pedrera" come from?
"pedrera" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pedrera", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list