piélago
[ˈpjelaɣ̞o]
The verdict
“piélago” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte del mar que dista mucho de la tierra.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pielago · piélago · Spanish
piélago · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | piélago |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpjelaɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “piélago” en español
Rare enough to double-check
piélago is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpjelaɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for piélago, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is piélago, spelled P-I-É-L-A-G-O.
Definition
- 1Parte del mar que dista mucho de la tierra.
- 2Cuerpo de agua salada que rodea los continentes de la Tierra.
- 3En particular, zona del piélago₁ alejada de las costas.
- 4Por extensión, espejo de agua que se forma al inundarse una depresión del terreno.
- 5Figuradamente, gran cantidad de algo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how piélago appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Y si de allí del Paraíso no sale, paresçe aún muy mayor maravilla, porque no creo que sepan en el mundo de río tan grande y tan fondo, al cual no puede llegar e en algunos lugares sondé el piélago con ochenta brazas de cordel, e colgado d' él doze libras de plomo.
Se echaba siempre al piélago para amar a las sirenas.
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.