piedra angular

[ˈpjeð̞ɾa ãŋguˈlaɾ]

/[ˈpjeð̞ɾa ãŋguˈlaɾ]/ phrase

The verdict

“piedra angular” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

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Index ES-piedra-angular · piedra angular · Spanish

piedra angular · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for piedra angular
PropertyValue
Headwordpiedra angular
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈpjeð̞ɾa ãŋguˈlaɾ]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “piedra angular” en español

piedra angularqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

piedra angular is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈpjeð̞ɾa ãŋguˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Término usado comúnmente para referirse a cosas o personas que fueron muy importantes para que algún hecho o situación pudiese ser llevada a cabo.
  2. 2
    En 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "piedra angular"?
"piedra angular" is spelled P-I-E-D-R-A- -A-N-G-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpjeð̞ɾa ãŋguˈlaɾ].
What does "piedra angular" mean?
As a phrase, "piedra angular" means: Término usado comúnmente para referirse a cosas o personas que fueron muy importantes para que algún hecho o situación pudiese ser llevada a cabo.
How do you pronounce "piedra angular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piedra angular" is [ˈpjeð̞ɾa ãŋguˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piedra angular" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list