píldora
[ˈpil̪d̪oɾa]
The verdict
“píldora” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #25,013 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,013
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masa pequeña, dura y seca, que cabe fácilmente en la boca y puede tragarse, y que a menudo se consume vía oral como medicamento.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | píldora |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpil̪d̪oɾa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #25,013 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “píldora” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for píldora is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpil̪d̪oɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,013 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for píldora, with forms such as "plídora", "ppíldora", and "pídlora". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "pólvora", "pintora", "píldoras", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is píldora, spelled P-Í-L-D-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1Masa pequeña, dura y seca, que cabe fácilmente en la boca y puede tragarse, y que a menudo se consume vía oral como medicamento.
- 2Por antonomasia, píldora₁ que se administra para evitar la concepción.
- 3Porción de material absorbente (como tela, estopa, lienzo, etc.) que, enrollada en forma de bola, servía para aplicar algún medicamento en dolencias externas tales como heridas o llagas.
- 4Mala noticia o problema difícil de resolver.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: plídora,ppíldora,pídlora,pílddora,píldoar,píldorra,píldroa,pílldora,pílodra,ípldora
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of píldora - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “píldora”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-Í-L-D-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpil̪d̪oɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pólvora” - see the side-by-side comparison. píldora vs pólvora
- 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.