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 May 6, 2026) - Parte del mar que dista mucho de la tierra.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | piélago |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpjelaɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “piélago” sits in Spanish frequency
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.
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 “piélago”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-É-L-A-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpjelaɣ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.