pilas

[ˈpilas]

/[ˈpilas]/ intj

The verdict

“pilas” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,210
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exhortación a estar alerta, a tener cuidado o a poner más energía en una actividad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pilas · pilas · Spanish

pilas · rank #7,210 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,210
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH permitiendo

Nearest frequency peer: permitiendo (-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 “pilas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pilas” 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).

pilas vs pis
60% similar
pilas vs plan
60% similar
pilas vs play
60% similar

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

Key facts for pilas
PropertyValue
Headwordpilas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ˈpilas]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,210
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pilas”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pilascae 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 “permitiendo” (#7,209), “plantilla” (#7,211), “peligros” (#7,208). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pilas” va en #7,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around pilas (IPA [ˈpilas]), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #7,210 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Exhortación a estar alerta, a tener cuidado o a poner más energía en una actividad.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pilas, with forms such as "iplas", "pials", and "pilass". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pis", "plan", "play", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is pilas, spelled P-I-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exhortación a estar alerta, a tener cuidado o a poner más energía en una actividad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pilas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Fámel, todo arrechito, se quedó mirándolos y en tono autoritario nos dijo: —Pilas que yo les voy a arrebatar la pelota, se la tiro a ustedes y salgo corriendo.
  2. viendo que ni las barras lograban mejorar el puntaje siempre adverso, se acercó a una de las participantes, una secretaria, y le dijo: «Pilas, que vamos perdiendo».

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iplas
  • pials
  • pilass
  • pilsa
  • plias
  • ppilas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pilas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iplas2pials2pilass1pilsa2plias2ppilas1
Edit distance from "pilas"

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 "pilas"?
"pilas" is spelled P-I-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpilas].
What does "pilas" mean?
As an interjection, "pilas" means: Exhortación a estar alerta, a tener cuidado o a poner más energía en una actividad.
What words are commonly confused with "pilas"?
"pilas" is commonly confused with "pis", "plan", "play". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pilas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pilas" is [ˈpilas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pilas" come from?
"pilas" 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 "pilas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list