piedra de toque
[ˈpjeð̞ɾa ð̞e ˈt̪oke]
The verdict
“piedra de toque” 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jaspe granoso, generalmente negro, que emplean los plateros para toque.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | piedra de toque |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈpjeð̞ɾa ð̞e ˈt̪oke] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “piedra de toque” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for piedra de toque is 15 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpjeð̞ɾa ð̞e ˈt̪oke]. 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.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for piedra de toque, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is piedra de toque, spelled P-I-E-D-R-A- -D-E- -T-O-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Jaspe granoso, generalmente negro, que emplean los plateros para toque.
- 2Lo que conduce al conocimiento de la bondad o malicia de una cosa.
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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Using “piedra de toque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-E-D-R-A- -D-E- -T-O-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpjeð̞ɾa ð̞e ˈt̪oke] (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.