pijama

[piˈxama]

/[piˈxama]/ noun

The verdict

“pijama” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,933. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,933
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante poco usada de piyama.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pijama · pijama · Spanish

pijama · rank #18,933 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,933
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH Peñas

Nearest frequency peer: Peñas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pijama”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pijama” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pijama vs pijas
67% similar
pijama vs pirata
67% similar
pijama vs piñata
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pijama
PropertyValue
Headwordpijama
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[piˈxama]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,933
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pijama”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pijamacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Peñas” (#18,932), “planteada” (#18,934), “permito” (#18,931). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pijama” va en #18,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pijama (IPA [piˈxama]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,933 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Variante poco usada de piyama.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pijama, with forms such as "ipjama", "piajma", and "pijaam". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "pijas", "pirata", "piñata", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pijama, spelled P-I-J-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante poco usada de piyama.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipjama
  • piajma
  • pijaam
  • pijamma
  • pijjama
  • pijmaa
  • pjiama
  • ppijama

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pijama - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ipjama2piajma2pijaam2pijamma1pijjama1pijmaa2pjiama2ppijama1
Edit distance from "pijama"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pijama"?
"pijama" is spelled P-I-J-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [piˈxama].
What does "pijama" mean?
As a noun, "pijama" means: Variante poco usada de piyama.
What words are commonly confused with "pijama"?
"pijama" is commonly confused with "pijas", "pirata", "piñata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pijama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pijama" is [piˈxama]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pijama" come from?
"pijama" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pijama", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list