piedra
Spanish, noun/ˈpjedɾa/
piedra is spelled P-I-E-D-R-A (6 letters) and appears 58 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,512th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Piedra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “stone (hard earthen substance that can form large rocks)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Material natural sólido, caracterizado por su dureza y consistencia, empleado para la construcción en…”.
What does piedra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestone (hard earthen substance that can form large rocks)
- 2
feminineflint (small cylinder used to produce a spark in a lighter, etc.)
- 3
femininehailstone (single ball of hail, or solid precipitation)
- 4
femininecrack (potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine)
- 5
femininepumice
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Material natural sólido, caracterizado por su dureza y consistencia, empleado para la construcción en numerosas culturas alrededor del mundo. 2. Sólido que se forma en los sistemas de la orina o de la digestión, que puede producir intensos dolores. 3. Material que se usa para producir la chispa en encendedores, estufas de gas, y algunas armas antiguas. 4. Disco giratorio de piedra₁ empleado en molinos y afiladores.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of piedra
- piedras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce piedra?
- /ˈpjedɾa/
- [ˈpje.ð̞ɾa]
- [ˈpjeð̞ɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to piedra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is piedra in Spanish?
piedra appears 58 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).