piel
[ˈpjel]
The verdict
“piel” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,389 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,389
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Órgano del sistema integumentario, compuesto por varias capas de tejido epitelial, que recubre casi todo el exterior del cuerpo de los animales vertebrados, aislándolo de los agentes patógenos exte...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | piel |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpjel] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #1,389 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “piel” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for piel is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpjel]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,389 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for piel, with forms such as "ipel", "peil", and "piell". 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, "pío", "Pol", "pin", 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, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is piel, spelled P-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1Órgano del sistema integumentario, compuesto por varias capas de tejido epitelial, que recubre casi todo el exterior del cuerpo de los animales vertebrados, aislándolo de los agentes patógenos externos y alojando los receptores para la sensación.
- 2Delgada capa exterior que forma el epicarpio en algunos frutos.
- 3Material de abrigo formado por el cuero de animales de denso pelaje, curtido de tal modo que este se conserve y luzca, empleado en prendas de invierno.
- 4Cuero curtido para su uso en marroquinería o indumentaria.
- 5Química (cohesión o entendimiento con otras personas).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ipel,peil,piell,pile,ppiel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of piel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “piel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpjel] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pío” - see the side-by-side comparison. piel vs pío
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.