piano

[ˈpjano]

/[ˈpjano]/ noun

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The verdict

“piano” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,241. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,241
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento musical de cuerda, que consta de una gran caja de resonancia en cuyo interior se aloja el arpa, y un teclado que acciona los martillos que la pulsan.

Corpus desk

Index ES-piano · piano · Spanish

piano · rank #5,241 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,241
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH peruana

Nearest frequency peer: peruana (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “piano”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “piano” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

piano vs pío
40% similar
piano vs pin
60% similar
piano vs plan
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for piano
PropertyValue
Headwordpiano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpjano]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,241
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “piano”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pianocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “peruana” (#5,240), “pinche” (#5,242), “permanece” (#5,239). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “piano” va en #5,241. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around piano (IPA [ˈpjano]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,241 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Instrumento musical de cuerda, que consta de una gran caja de resonancia en cuyo interior se aloja el arpa, y un teclado que acciona los martillos que la pulsan.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for piano, with forms such as "ipano", "paino", and "pianno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pío", "pin", "plan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 piano, spelled P-I-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento musical de cuerda, que consta de una gran caja de resonancia en cuyo interior se aloja el arpa, y un teclado que acciona los martillos que la pulsan.

This word in other languages

piano(English)piano(Français)Klavier(Deutsch)piano(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipano
  • paino
  • pianno
  • piaon
  • pinao
  • ppiano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of piano - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ipano2paino2pianno1piaon2pinao2ppiano1
Edit distance from "piano"

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 "piano"?
"piano" is spelled P-I-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpjano].
What does "piano" mean?
As a noun, "piano" means: Instrumento musical de cuerda, que consta de una gran caja de resonancia en cuyo interior se aloja el arpa, y un teclado que acciona los martillos que la pulsan.
What words are commonly confused with "piano"?
"piano" is commonly confused with "pío", "pin", "plan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "piano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piano" is [ˈpjano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piano" come from?
"piano" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

ocurra6 variantsstar6 variantsjudío6 variantstiros6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list