pie de amigo

[ˈpje ð̞e aˈmiɣ̞o]

/[ˈpje ð̞e aˈmiɣ̞o]/ phrase

The verdict

“pie de amigo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pieza metálica en forma de escuadra que se coloca para amurar la repisa a la pared.

Key facts for pie de amigo
PropertyValue
Headwordpie de amigo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈpje ð̞e aˈmiɣ̞o]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pie de amigo” sits in Spanish frequency

pie de amigo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pie de amigo is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpje ð̞e aˈmiɣ̞o]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for pie de amigo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pie de amigo, spelled P-I-E- -D-E- -A-M-I-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza metálica en forma de escuadra que se coloca para amurar la repisa a la pared.
  2. 2
    Pieza curva que sostiene la serviola al salir fuera de la borda.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pie de amigo"?
"pie de amigo" is spelled P-I-E- -D-E- -A-M-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpje ð̞e aˈmiɣ̞o].
What does "pie de amigo" mean?
As a phrase, "pie de amigo" means: Pieza metálica en forma de escuadra que se coloca para amurar la repisa a la pared.
How do you pronounce "pie de amigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pie de amigo" is [ˈpje ð̞e aˈmiɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pie de amigo" come from?
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Using “pie de amigo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-E- -D-E- -A-M-I-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpje ð̞e aˈmiɣ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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