piedra angular
[ˈpjeð̞ɾa ãŋguˈlaɾ]
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.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “piedra angular” en español
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
- 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.