piedra

[ˈpjeð̞ɾa]

/[ˈpjeð̞ɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“piedra” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,524. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,524
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Material natural sólido, caracterizado por su dureza y consistencia, empleado para la construcción en numerosas culturas alrededor del mundo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-piedra · piedra · Spanish

piedra · rank #1,524 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,524
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pide

Nearest frequency peer: pide (-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 “piedra”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “piedra” 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).

piedra vs pier
67% similar
piedra vs pira
67% similar
piedra vs pueda
67% similar

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

Key facts for piedra
PropertyValue
Headwordpiedra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpjeð̞ɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,524
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “piedra”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.piedracae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pide” (#1,523), “podido” (#1,525), “pensé” (#1,522). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “piedra” va en #1,524. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around piedra (IPA [ˈpjeð̞ɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,524 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for piedra, with forms such as "ipedra", "peidra", and "pidera". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pier", "pira", "pueda", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is piedra, spelled P-I-E-D-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Material natural sólido, caracterizado por su dureza y consistencia, empleado para la construcción en numerosas culturas alrededor del mundo.
  2. 2
    Sólido que se forma en los sistemas de la orina o de la digestión, que puede producir intensos dolores.
  3. 3
    Material que se usa para producir la chispa en encendedores, estufas de gas, y algunas armas antiguas.
  4. 4
    Disco giratorio de piedra₁ empleado en molinos y afiladores.
  5. 5
    Superficie de piedra₁ plana o cóncava empleada para triturar granos.
  6. 6
    Trozo grueso de agua congelada que cae a veces con la lluvia. Granizo grande.
  7. 7
    Enojo, irritación, furia.
  8. 8
    Cantidad o porción con que se indican los puntos en algunos juegos.
  9. 9
    Lugar donde se abandonaban los recién nacidos.
  10. 10
    Trozo de pasta de cocaína.
  11. 11
    Película calcificada que se forma en la dentadura.

Synonyms

cálculopiedra de molercálculosarro

This word in other languages

stone(English)pierre(Français)Stein(Deutsch)pedra(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipedra
  • peidra
  • pidera
  • piedar
  • pieddra
  • piedrra
  • ppiedra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of piedra - 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.

ipedra2peidra2pidera2piedar2pieddra1piedrra1ppiedra1
Edit distance from "piedra"

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 "piedra"?
"piedra" is spelled P-I-E-D-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpjeð̞ɾa].
What does "piedra" mean?
As a noun, "piedra" means: Material natural sólido, caracterizado por su dureza y consistencia, empleado para la construcción en numerosas culturas alrededor del mundo.
What words are commonly confused with "piedra"?
"piedra" is commonly confused with "pier", "pira", "pueda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "piedra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piedra" is [ˈpjeð̞ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piedra" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

podido#1,525reglas#1,529máximo#1,517llevan#1,515

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

pensé7 variantsParís7 variantslisto7 variantsjunta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list