piedad

[pjeˈð̞að̞]

/[pjeˈð̞að̞]/ noun

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The verdict

“piedad” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,545
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conmiseración que se le da a algo o a alguien. ^([cita requerida])

Corpus desk

Index ES-piedad · piedad · Spanish

piedad · rank #5,545 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,545
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pelotudo

Nearest frequency peer: pelotudo (-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 “piedad”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “piedad” 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).

piedad vs pueda
67% similar
piedad vs pieza
67% similar
piedad vs puedan
67% similar

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

Key facts for piedad
PropertyValue
Headwordpiedad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pjeˈð̞að̞]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,545
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “piedad”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).piedadcae 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 “pelotudo” (#5,544), “ponerme” (#5,546), “otorga” (#5,543). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “piedad” va en #5,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around piedad (IPA [pjeˈð̞að̞]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,545 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for piedad, with forms such as "ipedad", "peidad", and "pidead". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "pueda", "pieza", "puedan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is piedad, spelled P-I-E-D-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conmiseración que se le da a algo o a alguien. ^([cita requerida])
  2. 2
    Compasión o clemencia que uno puede tener hacia algo o alguien. ^([cita requerida])
  3. 3
    Devoción hacia las cosas santas. ^([cita requerida])

This word in other languages

piety(English)piété(Français)Frömmigkeit(Deutsch)piedade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipedad
  • peidad
  • pidead
  • pieadd
  • piedadd
  • piedda
  • pieddad
  • ppiedad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of piedad - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ipedad2peidad2pidead2pieadd2piedadd1piedda2pieddad1ppiedad1
Edit distance from "piedad"

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 "piedad"?
"piedad" is spelled P-I-E-D-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [pjeˈð̞að̞].
What does "piedad" mean?
As a noun, "piedad" means: Conmiseración que se le da a algo o a alguien. ^([cita requerida])
What words are commonly confused with "piedad"?
"piedad" is commonly confused with "pueda", "pieza", "puedan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "piedad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piedad" is [pjeˈð̞að̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piedad" come from?
"piedad" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

otorga#5,543quedas#5,553reunir#5,557marcar#5,532

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

sexta8 variantssobra8 variantsagrega8 variantsahorrar8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list