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piel

Spanish, noun/ˈpjel/

piel is spelled P-I-E-L (4 letters) and appears 63 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,375th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Piel is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Órgano del sistema integumentario, compuesto por varias capas de tejido epitelial, que recubre casi todo el…”.

What does piel mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineskin

  2. 2

    femininepelt

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. 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 externos y alojando los receptores para la sensación. 2. Delgada capa exterior que forma el epicarpio en algunos frutos. 3. Material 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. 4. Cuero curtido para su uso en marroquinería o indumentaria.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of piel

  • pieles plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce piel?

  • /ˈpjel/
  • [ˈpjel]
  • [piˈel]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to piel

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is piel in Spanish?

piel appears 63 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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