piedra angular
[ˈpjeð̞ɾa ãŋguˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“piedra angular” 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
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Término usado comúnmente para referirse a cosas o personas que fueron muy importantes para que algún hecho o situación pudiese ser llevada a cabo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | piedra angular |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈpjeð̞ɾa ãŋguˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “piedra angular” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for piedra angular is 14 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpjeð̞ɾa ãŋguˈlaɾ]. 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.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for piedra angular, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is piedra angular, spelled P-I-E-D-R-A- -A-N-G-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Término usado comúnmente para referirse a cosas o personas que fueron muy importantes para que algún hecho o situación pudiese ser llevada a cabo.
- 2En un edificio, dícese de aquellas piedras que conforman la esquina.
This word in other languages
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-E-D-R-A- -A-N-G-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpjeð̞ɾa ãŋguˈlaɾ] (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.